Posted on 10/14/2014 7:17:43 AM PDT by rktman
Republican lawmakers say the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency enjoys a “beyond cozy” relationship with a liberal environmental action group that seeks to reshape national energy policies in a way that would hurt American businesses and families.
Sen. David Vitter, R-La., the top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, told The Daily Signal that the Natural Resources Defense Council played an “absolutely inappropriate” role in drafting the EPA’s new carbon emissions plan.
“The EPA has been one of the least transparent agencies I have ever seen, but it’s become apparent that their lack of transparency is to hide the influence that an organization so heavily focused on undermining U.S. businesses and families has at EPA,” Vitter said.
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Not surprising considering who we have in the WH.
It’s like this all over the Federal Agencies. Not only are they writing policy, but they are being paid by you and me. I am battling it right now with the US Fish and Wildlife Service. So many people who headed up these left wing organizations are now at the top echelon of our government.
This is the main method of how progressives, who can not otherwise state their true intentions, implement their plans for government.
Outside “pressure” groups arrange lawsuits seeking an end that Congress of the American people would never intend. They use judges and courts to sue the government, and then EPA, USDA, HUD, or any other agency simply says “Oh well, what can we do? The courts are forcing us....”
The funding for these external progressive groups also comes from government - its written deep into long and complex bills, under the language of education grants, marketing efforts, community awareness, etc....
Much of the money these treehuggers get comes from grants from the taxpayer. In short we are paying for them to destroy the economy.
The left and the greens own the bureaucracies - which are more powerful and harder to change than Congress.
Paging Captain Renault. Paging Captain Renault. Please pick up the “I am shocked” phone in the casino.
You are correct, sir. If people knew who really ran Washington, they’d be shocked. Nothing is as it seems.
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