White House threatens veto over House attack on EPA pollution rules

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Source: The Hill

White House threatens veto over House attack on EPA pollution rules
By Ben Geman - 09/19/11 05:20 PM ET

President Obama’s advisers will recommend that he veto pending House legislation that would block two key Environmental Protection Agency air-pollution rules, a White House official said.

“As the President has made clear, the administration will continue to take steps to defend the authority of the Clean Air Act, and the important progress we have made to protect the air we breathe,” the official said.

The move could ease concerns among activists who were bitterly disappointed with the White House's retreat on planned ozone standards earlier this month.

The House is slated to vote later this week on a GOP-led measure that would mandate new interagency analyses of the cumulative economic effects of several EPA rules.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/182429-white-house-threatens-veto-of-house-epa-attack

[tblue]

1. Let me know if he does it.

And I hope he does.

[KoKo]

2. yep...gotta watch what he does and not what he says he will do..

:-(

[BumRushDaShow]

3. Any crap out of the House would be DOA in the Senate, so hand-wringing is silly. n/t

[defendandprotect]

4. Obama's dedication to deregulation and pro-corporate agenda is pitiful -- !!!