House takes up Lamar Smith’s ‘secret science’ bill; EBJ slams ‘insidious’ attack on EPA

Dallas Morning News ^ | November 19, 2014 1:21 pm | Michael Lindenberger

[OneLoyalAmerican]

WASHINGTON — Two of Texas’ most prominent members of Congress squared off moments ago on the House floor as members prepare to vote on a bill Republicans say will end the EPA’s reliance on scientific studies whose data aren’t fully available to the public.

The Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 would require the Environmental Protection Agency to base its rules only on scientific studies whose data can be shared in sufficient details that other researchers can duplicate the research. A vote is expected within the hour, and this post will be updated with its results.

The bill, should it pass the Senate, faces a likely veto. The White House explained its thinking on the topic in a memo published Monday.

[OneLoyalAmerican]

Update: The House passed the bill at 3:23 p.m. EST., 237 to 190.

[refermech]

Alright!! Start reining these idiots in!

[TWhiteBear]

No more Secret Obama Science.
But the cowardly Republican Leadership will ooze words and do nothing.
The Mainstream Liberal Republicans are the major support of Mr. Obama. Democrats, who wish to be re elected are opponents of Mr. Obama.
TWB

[OneLoyalAmerican]

Greetings TWhiteBear:

My Congressman, Bill Johnson (R-OH) was a co-sponsor.

Cheers,
OLA

[FreeAtlanta]

Every rule and regulation they attack Americans with legally should go through congress. These agencies are a violation of the constitution.

[OneLoyalAmerican]

HR 4012 A BILL

To prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or disseminating regulations or assessments based upon science that is not transparent or reproducible.

[OneLoyalAmerican]

Greetings FreeAtlanta:

Agreed. This bill is a baby step towards that goal.

Cheers,
OLA

[OneLoyalAmerican]

Greetings refermech:

From my pollution response experience, USEPA is a make work program attempting to justify the agency’s continued existence.

If USEPA entirely disappeared tomorrow, no one would notice.

Cheers,
OLA

[Robwin]

Reid will table it. Democrats hate truth. It upsets their agenda.

[House Atreides]

This will likely DIE in the lame duck Senate. Come January and the new Congress it will be time to do it again. Make the “most transparent administration in history” veto it if he doesn’t like this transparency bill.

[paladinan]

Blech... I need some brain-bleach after reading the original article (at the link). Time was, “news” outlets would at least *pretend* to be unbiased; no more, it seems.

This reads like a newsletter of a college “Save the Trees” club...

[Rockpile]

The Marxist party will fight ferociously to protect the
Enemy of the
People of
America
and bootlicking Republican appeasers will let them win.

[Dr.Deth]

scientific studies whose data can be shared in sufficient details that other researchers can duplicate the research

i.e. what formerly was known as "science"

It should be awfully revealing to look at that roll call. I bet the "nays" are primarily the same morons claiming that their opponent are "anti-science"

[Ancesthntr]

Lamar is my Rep. - thank you!