Senior Democrats floating bill to block EPA on plans for greenhouse gas rules

The Hill ^ | 2/3/10 | Ben Genam

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House committee chairmen from Minnesota and Missouri are floating legislation to block planned EPA greenhouse gas rules.

The effort underscores unease among senior Democrats from conservative-leaning states about Obama administration emissions policy.

Reps. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.) and Ike Skelton (D-Mo.) — who head the Agriculture and Armed Services committees, respectively — introduced a plan Tuesday that would prevent the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from placing limits on heat-trapping emissions from power plants, factories and other sources.

“I have no confidence that the EPA can regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act without doing serious damage to our economy,” Peterson said in a prepared statement. “Americans know we’re way too dependent on foreign oil and fossil fuels in this country — and I’ve worked hard to develop practical solutions to that problem — but Congress should be making these types of decisions, not unelected bureaucrats at the EPA.”

Peterson has been a thorn in the side of Democratic leaders on climate change. He won major concessions for agriculture in the big climate change and energy bill the House approved in June, but recently said he’d vote against the bill if it comes back before the House.

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The rats are scurrying off the SS Obama

[jazusamo]

More and more of them are thinking about that unemployment line.

[VaRepublican]

Question, are they scurrying off the Obama liner or the liner Obama represents?

[Lucky9teen]

[Old Retired Army Guy]

Thes guys know if the EPA implements these regulations, the Republicans will beat the hell out of them over this in this years elections.

[Hardastarboard]

THAT’s a good one!

[pissant]

Perfect!

[pissant]

The former, only to save their hides

[VeniVidiVici]

“I have no confidence that the EPA can regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act without doing serious damage to our economy,” Peterson said in a prepared statement. “Americans know we’re way too dependent on foreign oil and fossil fuels in this country — and I’ve worked hard to develop practical solutions to that problem — but Congress should be making these types of decisions, not unelected bureaucrats at the EPA.”

Wow! It's hard enough to find a Republican with a set. I'm simply shocked to see a few Democrats left in congres with them.

[VaRepublican]

Then we always have to fear the Liner, cause after this captain goes the ship remains.

[Man50D]

BO’s/BS’s coattails are growing shorter.

[LostInBayport]

More and more of them are thinking about that unemployment line.

They are realizing that Obama sees them as expendable casualties in the ideological quest for Marxist Utopia, and have decided to save their own ratty hides.

[Roklok]

Eliminate all funding for the EPA!

[doc11355]

That's a good one!

How about this one?

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Re-election is not the sure thing it was a year ago!!!!

[wbarmy]

The Republicans have been saying this, but the press doesn't report it. If it isn't reported, it never happened.

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[opentalk]

Good news. More Dems needed to oppose the progressive agenda.

[WOBBLY BOB]

Colin was also a Fairtax supporter...