Obama threatens to veto anti-EPA bill derided as ‘Koch Brothers Appreciation Act’

[Playinghardball]

Source: Raw Story
By Sahil Kapur

WASHINGTON – The White House threatened Tuesday to veto a Republican-led measure that would block the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating certain forms of pollution.

"The Administration strongly opposes House passage of H.R. 910, which would halt the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) common-sense steps under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to protect Americans from harmful air pollution," the White House said in a statement. "H.R. 910 would also increase the Nation's dependence on oil and other fossil fuels as well as contradict the scientific consensus on climate change."

"If the President is presented with this legislation, which would seriously roll back the CAA authority, harm Americans’ health by taking away our ability to decrease carbon pollution, and undercut fuel efficiency standards that will save Americans money at the pump while decreasing our dependence on oil, his senior advisors would recommend that he veto the bill."

Read more at: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/04/05/obama-threatens-to-veto-anti-epa-bill-dubbed-koch-brothers-appreciation-act/

[tblue]

1. I should hope so!

Please, Mr. President!!!

[tabatha]

2. Thank you, Obama.

The Kochs are probably one of the most reprehensible siblings on this planet, like the Gaddafis.
They are killing us in the "boil the frog" manner while the Gaddafis are killing by throwing the frog into boiling water.
Different techniques, eventually the same result.

(This was unrec'd ????)

[louslobbs]

12. Sure it was, lots of trolls out today you know, let me go ahead and do my rec now to cancel that un

rec. Thanks Tabatha.
Lou

[Life Long Liberal]

3. This is great news!

[eowyn_of_rohan]

4. "threatened"? Just DO it!

Make us glad we voted for you.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

6. No, its even worse than that.

his top aides may suggest to him that he should threaten a veto. maybe. If they catch his eye ahead of time. Before any GOPer has a chance to draw another line in the sand that he won't cross.

[roguevalley]

14. god, I hate this country sometimes.

[blondeatlast]

7. Kinda hard to veto a bill that hasn't passed yet. nt

[Taverner]

13. Way to stay on topic!

:eyes:

[sinkingfeeling]

5. It's time to start using the veto!

[Capitalocracy]

8. You know, you're allowed to use that on any bad legislation.

I'm not saying anything, Obama, I'm just sayin'.

[northoftheborder]

9. About time that word is used.

[hatrack]

10. Good! Let's hope he does just that!

nt

[ThomCat]

11. I hope he does. But then, why did the Congressional Black Caucus report

that Obama was insisting that Republican proposals to strip certain EPA authorities were going to REQUIRED parts of his budget proposal?

That's a strange mixed message.

Is he threatening to stop the republicans only as a PR move just before he plans to cave in to them and give them everything they want, again?

Or is he really going to stand firm and hold off the republican threats to the EPA?

I really, truly hope he isn't going to cave in this time. :(

[diane in sf]

15. I want to see "promises" not "threatens"

[_ed_]

16. If he does not veto this bill

he's lost my vote. No blaming Congress or anyone else this time: it's a yes or no veto.