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Trump plans to cut EPA staff in half
washingtonexaminer.com ^ | Jan. 27, 2017 | JOHN SICILIANO

Posted on 01/27/2017 2:09:53 PM PST by PROCON


President Trump is seeking to slash the number of workers at the Environmental Protection Agency by at least half, leaving it significantly gutted as the administration mulls further cuts, the former head of Trump's EPA transition team said Friday.

"Let's aim for half and see how it works out, and then maybe we'll want to go further," Myron Ebell said now that he has returned to his position as director of the Center for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Ebell left the Trump transition team a week ago.

Ebell told the Associated Press that Trump is likely to seek significant reductions in the agency's 15,000-person work force. Slashing half of the work force would leave 7,500 at the agency, which would dramatically reduce its capacity to move out regulations quickly.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: climatechange; cuts; epa; first100days; globalwarming; globalwarminghoax; goodstart; trump; trump45; trumpenvironment; trumpepa; winning
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To: PROCON

I took a nap, woke up and found out that half of the EPA was going away.

Does life get any better than this?

Yes, yes it does!

In two hours or less, I’ll read about something else absolutely brilliant that President Trump has done for us.


21 posted on 01/27/2017 2:21:15 PM PST by jazminerose (Adorable Deplorable)
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To: PROCON

No but I am getting stiff from all the grinning ;-)

Lay off half and after they regroup, lay of half of what’s left, and we might be getting into the right ballpark.

If they bitch about it: “Layoffs will continue until morale improves”.


22 posted on 01/27/2017 2:21:22 PM PST by bigbob (We have better coverage than Verizon - Can You Hear Us Now?)
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To: PROCON

There is the labor for our side of the wall building.


23 posted on 01/27/2017 2:21:28 PM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: PROCON

Well.... I guess it’s a good start. Once everyone acknowledges that nothing happened to clean air and clean water, we can cut some more.


24 posted on 01/27/2017 2:22:41 PM PST by jimmygrace
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To: NorthMountain
Dear Donald,

We're so glad you're here.

The EPA pooped in the River.


25 posted on 01/27/2017 2:22:43 PM PST by Paladin2 (No spellcheck. It's too much work to undo the auto wrong word substitution on mobile devices.)
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To: JPJones
Too much Winning, Mr. President!

Never too much.

26 posted on 01/27/2017 2:22:51 PM PST by Bubba_Leroy (The Obamanation has ended!)
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To: PROCON

Here come the Schadenboner jokes.

Too much winning.

I now have to renegotiate my rental lease for you guessed it, my SB needs more space.

This is getting ridiculous.


27 posted on 01/27/2017 2:25:26 PM PST by Sapwolf (Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty. -Sowell)
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To: jimmygrace
NY Times Headline tomorrow:

Trump to Cut Clean Air and Clean Water Agency

Women, Children and Minorities Hit Hardest

:-)

28 posted on 01/27/2017 2:26:11 PM PST by PROCON (Defending the Border isn't a Political Option, it's a Constitutional Obligation ~ Rick Perry)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Most of them will be under three feet tall then ;)

If he goes the other way, only half of them will be all right:^)


29 posted on 01/27/2017 2:27:59 PM PST by themidnightskulker (And then the thread dies... peacefully, in it's sleep....)
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To: PROCON

Half is good.

The other half only need to be there long enough to eliminate regs.

One regulation that needs killing is seasonal fuel blend changes.


30 posted on 01/27/2017 2:28:03 PM PST by lurk (TEat)
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To: PROCON

31 posted on 01/27/2017 2:28:45 PM PST by comebacknewt (Trump trumps Hate)
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To: PROCON

Cut each EPA employee in half.


32 posted on 01/27/2017 2:28:50 PM PST by Dalberg-Acton
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To: PROCON

I just worry that if they're cut in half there'll be twice as many of them.

33 posted on 01/27/2017 2:28:52 PM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: PapaBear3625

I would like Trump to put out an EO telling EPA they shall issue NO MORE regulations.>>>> he already did that across the board.


34 posted on 01/27/2017 2:29:38 PM PST by kvanbrunt2
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To: PROCON

Bravo, President Trump!

(I hope he gets some rest this weekend—though I think he’s got calls with three world leaders tomorrow.)


35 posted on 01/27/2017 2:29:58 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: PROCON

This past week, it’s felt like my birthday every day. And each day, there are often multiple awesome presents to open. I feel spoiled.


36 posted on 01/27/2017 2:30:16 PM PST by Restless
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To: PROCON
President Trump is seeking to slash the number of workers at the Environmental Protection Agency by at least half, leaving it significantly gutted as the administration mulls further cuts, the former head of Trump's EPA transition team said Friday...

Bite that, #nevertrumpers.

37 posted on 01/27/2017 2:30:56 PM PST by gogeo (But he's not a conserrrrrvative!)
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To: PROCON

Good start.

Next year, he can fire the other half.


38 posted on 01/27/2017 2:30:57 PM PST by governsleastgovernsbest (FReepmail or ping me to be put on my ping list for criticism of liberal media)
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To: PROCON

“... which would dramatically reduce its capacity to move out regulations quickly.”

That’s excellent!


39 posted on 01/27/2017 2:31:46 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: PROCON

Good start. He should just dump it completely


40 posted on 01/27/2017 2:33:25 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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