Obama threatens to veto Interior-EPA spending bill

[babylonsister]

Obama threatens to veto Interior-EPA spending bill

By DAN BERMAN | 7/21/11 4:33 PM EDT


President Barack Obama on Thursday afternoon threatened to veto the House Interior-EPA appropriations bill.

In a five-page Statement of Administration Policy, the White House blasted various policy riders as well as the overall funding level for the EPA, which it says would leave the agency “unable to implement its core mission of protecting human health and the environment.”

The laundry list of policy riders the White House opposes includes language preventing the EPA from regulating greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources, blocking Interior from stopping uranium mining claims near the Grand Canyon and stopping new regulations on mountaintop removal mining.

The administration also criticizes numerous spending cuts to programs as wide-ranging as forest fire suppression, wetlands and wildlife grants and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0711/59596.html

[TheWraith]

1. NO NO NO! If it's not horrible about Obama, we don't want to hear about it!

Only Democrat bashing is allowed on this website! :sarcasm:

[emulatorloo]

2. Somebody will come along to say He Really Means The Opposite and WANTS this bill

[TheWraith]

3. Or else they'll just ignore it completely since it doesn't fit the narrative.

Oh look at that... crickets.

[catgirl]

8. Yes, the usual suspects are MIA n/t

[babylonsister]

4. LOL! nt

[young but wise]

12. LMAO!

So true.

[babylonsister]

5. True that, but I don't give a... I will continue to post

things that are verifiable and matter, or at the least, opinions I trust. :fistbump:

[gholtron]

7. well i won't believe it until

I see Cenk Uyger on TYT reports on it. :sarcasm:

[jenmito]

6. K&R! Looks like he's not a Republican afterall (just the latest of many examples). n/t

[hatrack]

9. Well, won't even get to the House until Monday per the article . . .

We'll see what's next.

[Name removed]

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[JoeyT]

11. Yep, it's kind of funny.

The rare thread where He did something everyone can agree is good is instantly filled with so much whining about how mean people are to Him that there's very little chance of anyone bothering to care. His 'supporters' do Him more harm than good.

[guruoo]

13. ROTFL!

nt

[CakeGrrl]

14. Interesting capitalizations of "He" and "Him" referring to POTUS.

Looks like his non-supporters are holding their own!

:rofl:

[Tx4obama]

15. Calling The President names is pretty unproductive. n/t

[Tx4obama]

16. GO'bama go! That's OUR guy :)

:)

[Creideiki]

17. Not that my voice will be welcome

But good job on that!

Provided, of course, that EPA funding doesn't disappear with the Grand Deal (for the Top 2%) or the Next Budget Fight that's brewing right off the horizon.

[n2doc]

18. +1 n/t