Donald Trump, in Louisiana, Says He Will End Energy Regulations

[riversedge]

Source: nytimes





By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS DEC. 9, 2016


President-elect Donald J. Trump spoke at a rally in Baton Rouge, La., on Friday. Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times



BATON ROUGE, La. — President-elect Donald J. Trump on Friday promised that his administration would strip away “job-killing restrictions” on energy production and begin building refineries in the United States, as he campaigned for Republican candidates in a state heavily dependent on the oil and gas industry.

“We will cancel the job-killing restrictions on the production of American energy,” Mr. Trump said in an airplane hangar in Baton Rouge, the day before Louisiana voters go to the polls to vote for Senate and House candidates. “We haven’t had refineries built in decades, right? We’re going to have refineries built again.”

His comments came the day after he announced he had chosen Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma’s attorney general and a staunch ally of the energy industry who has teamed with companies to undercut the Obama administration’s climate regulations, to be the Environmental Protection Agency administrator.
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Mr. Trump pledged to enact a “massive” tax cut for the middle class, roll back Obama-era regulations, pass a $1 trillion infrastructure program and build a wall on the southern border to prioritize American people and jobs.

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[BigDemVoter]

1. Those folks down there are really

close to being neck deep in water already WITHOUT tRump's friend from Exxon.

[bucolic_frolic]

2. This should bring back 2008 rapidly

and collapse the US Dollar

sparking trade wars

There are no limits to the stupidity of this man

[LisaM]

3. Does he want the whole state underwater?

It might have been a little bit helpful if anyone had brought up climate change during the debates.

[ramapo]

4. Hey, what's with the teleprompters?

Remember how he disdained Obama for using one.

ANyway...it will be fascinating (sickening) to see how far Trump and his odious band get on their radical plans

[Freethinker65]

5. Calling BP, your gulf regulation-free permits are ready

What could go wrong?

[DFW]

6. The new State Bird of Louisiana

....will be the flying fish.

[TexasBushwhacker]

10. Nah, the Oily Pelican n/t

[olddad56]

7. and the moon, Mr. Trump, don't forget to promise them the moon also.

[enough]

8. Well they voted for him by a large margin. This is what they want. This is what they get.

An interesting test case.

There's something to be said by getting everything out into the open and clear.

[dhill926]

9. any dems campaigning down there?

or are we just giving up on this senate seat...

[yuiyoshida]

11. Making America Great again...

[leftyladyfrommo]

12. Don't worry. It's all a big lie anyway. nt

[Massacure]

13. I guess we can expect a few more of these: