White House Threatens Mercury Change Veto - so much for pregnant women

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This is currently on the Senate floor with Voivonich arguing against it. Collins and Snowe were just arguing for it.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050912/ap_on_go_co/congress_mercury;_ylt=AkBFxWNAq.5w4gRtQ_dPVHY8KbIF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

White House Threatens Mercury Change Veto

By JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer 29 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - The White House on Monday defended its anti-pollution policies and threatened to veto a Senate proposal to negate new
Environmental Protection Agency rules on limiting mercury emissions from power plants.

Senate Democrats, joined by several Republicans, claim that the EPA rules favor the utility industry while slowing action on a serious public health hazard. A Senate vote to overturn the rules was slated for later Monday.

The White House, in a statement, said it supports efforts to reduce mercury emissions and protect public health based on sound science. It said the Senate resolution "would unnecessarily delay the first-ever reduction of mercury emissions from power plants" and that, if it reaches the president's desk, his senior advisers would recommend that he veto it.

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The bill's sponsors, Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, turned to a little-used 1996 law that allows Congress to challenge agency rules with a guaranteed floor vote. The law has been successfully invoked only once, when Congress in 2001 repealed Clinton administration workplace ergonomics regulations.
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1. Now Leahy is arguing for it.

EPA is another perfect example of what happens to an administration under Bush's administration.

Now Lautenberg is going after it.

Both talk about family values and list the dangers of mercury.

Bond now says it is impossible technologically, and that this would increase energy costs.

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2. What happened to the culture of life?

Gosh I guess they don't love the fetus as much as we thought.

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3. Vote of the motion to proceed is coming

Vote on the bill is tomorrow.