Claim: Rick Perry said he would "create another 250,000 jobs by getting the EPA out of the way" of natural gas drilling. But the EPA isn't currently in the way: The very study on which Perry relies assumes that all of those jobs will result if current regulations are not changed. In a speech at a steel plant in Pittsburgh on Oct. 14, the Texas governor outlined a sweeping plan to create over a million jobs by increasing American energy production.
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Verdict: rick perry said he would "create another 250,000 jobs by getting the epa out of the way" of natural gas drilling. but the epa isn't currently in the way: the very study on which perry relies assumes that all of those jobs will result if current regulations are not changed. in a speech at a steel plant in pittsburgh on oct. 14, the texas governor outlined a sweeping plan to create over a million jobs by increasing american energy production.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2011-10-14T22:42:43