Republicans’ stimulus ideas often circulate around mitigating or repealing “job-killing regulations.” Democrats respond by saying that Republicans want to pollute rivers, put 6-year-olds to work, and melt the planet.

After Rep. Keith Ellison said something like that on MSNBC last Sunday, I asked him, okay, but don’t the regulations still cost jobs? His answer: No. They actually create jobs. The video (courtesy of Powerline) is above.