Posted on 03/22/2017 5:27:56 PM PDT by mdittmar
Murray,Cantwell Call for Reversal of Proposed EPA Cuts That Would Devastate Americans’ Clean Air and Water
Senators: Trump’s pledge for clean air and water is “meaningless” when followed by proposal for drastic cuts that would undercut EPA’s core mission
President Trump’s budget eliminates funding for critical Puget Sound cleanup
WASHINGTON,D.C. –Today,U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined a group of 37 Senators in opposing President Trump’s proposal to inflict a more than 30 percent cut to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) budget.
Expressing “extreme concern” over the cuts,the Senators wrote to leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee, “During the President’s February 28, 2017 address to Congress,he pledged to ‘promote clean air and water.’ Such a pledge is meaningless when the President follows it by proposing a 31 percent cut to the EPA’s budget and a 20 percent reduction in its staff. If enacted, this funding cut would effectively eliminate the EPA’s ability to execute its core mission to protect public health and ensure citizens have clean air,clean water,and are protected from hazardous waste and contaminants.”
The Senators highlighted many areas of concern where the proposed cuts would significantly harm communities across America and in Washington state—from reducing clean air and clean water grants and cutting enforcement against polluters, to cutting funding for Superfund sites by 30 percent, to entirely eliminating efforts to combat climate change and the cleanup of major regional bodies of water,including Puget Sound. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has insisted that states should be the primary protectors of the environment. However,this proposed budget would drastically cut grants that are crucial for states to protect their clean water and clean air,monitor health impacts of pollution, and reclaim toxic-contaminated sites throughout the country.
“We urge you to oppose these drastic and dangerous cuts, and support continued funding for the EPA,” the Senators concluded.
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Well,here's and old song I like;)
Blow it out your...! If the EPA needs more money, have the snowflakes stop sending it to the Arab Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and “Planned Parenthood” and start sending their donations to the EPA. The hardworking U.S. taxpayers shouldn’t have to support this bull****.
No mention of the Republicans among the 37-fake news.
I live in WA - these two broads are a disgrace - dumb (Cantwell) and dumber (Murray).
The trinity of dumb as a brick stupidity: Boxer, Cantwell, Murray. One down, two to go.
The trinity of dumb as a brick stupidity: Boxer, Cantwell, Murray. One down, two to go.
My brother, who grew apples in WA for a while, told me of cases where food safety rules prohibited a farmer from letting his dog into the orchard. Prohibited smoking. Smoke outside the orchard, then wash you hands before re-entering.
Seems extreme, but he is there. Any additional info?
One down, two to go.
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CA just got Harris. Channeling Boxer already.
Is Cantwell dumb or just a leftist towing the line? She made her money at Microsoft as I recall so how dumb can she be?
I know plenty of people that are dumb as rocks...that somehow made a lot of money...
Perhaps the two Washington Senators can use their considerable local influence to get the Washington state legislature to pass the draconian economy - gutting measures they crave.
I live in WA too. These are the embodiment of King County liberals
Hey Maria and Patty will you trade Planned Parenthood, all Trump judicial appointments for fully refunding EPA?
Didn’t think so, so never mind. You have nothing to trade.
It is a bloated bureaucracy and needs a huge slash in its budget.
Yeah. It gets dumb. But, they haven’t figured out how to keep the deer and gophers from doing it in the orchards. When that happens, all is lost.
She didn’t do a whole lot at MS. It’s not that she’s dumb, just sort of politically ruthless.
She had something going with Toricelli back in the day. Her face appears next to the word “Back-bencher” in the urban dictionary. Murray’s face appears next to “Rocket Scientist”
She’s won multiple years running for that title in DC. Staffers sort of secretly vote on who the dumbest member is each year. Holding off Mosely-Braun must have been tough.
LOL - yes, I’ve heard the mom in tennis shoes referred to as dumb. But I will say her staff helped relatives of mine who were grateful for this. I can’t figure out why she doesn’t fix her teeth!
Both Murray and Cantwell are insane. Must be drinking all that polluted water near Seattle. Or they are just plain Marxist fools and out of their minds.
I’ll take the second choice for $1,000, Alex!
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