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H.R.861 - To terminate the Environmental Protection Agency.
115th Congress (2017-2018)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/861?r=5
cilla4progress
(24,760 posts)Start from scratch when these dumbasses are gone!
enough
(13,262 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,033 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,829 posts)How ironic, too, that the EPA was created under the Nixon administration by executive order. It was proposed by Nixon and began operation on December 2, 1970, after Nixon signed an executive order. The order was ratified by committee hearings in the House and Senate.
Nitram
(22,861 posts)embraced it and took credit.
yuiyoshida
(41,838 posts)People will die of pollutants in their drinking water. The bastards may end up paying for those future deaths.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)I wonder if you can really taste the lead in it?
Doodley
(9,119 posts)underpants
(182,868 posts)But then we are talking about THEM
diva77
(7,652 posts)Outrage beyond belief. More calls & protests needed.
Here is Gaetz's DC number:
(202) 225-4136
Crash2Parties
(6,017 posts)SunSeeker
(51,662 posts)manicraven
(901 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Republicans just want to see the world burn and make money as it dies.
Metro135
(359 posts)so why bother?
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)chwaliszewski
(1,514 posts)There wouldn't even be a Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository with these jackasses in charge. Instead,they would build a Yucca River nuclear waste water park.
Doodley
(9,119 posts)2naSalit
(86,765 posts)global1
(25,265 posts)will be considered accessories. They need to stay away as far as possible of this Bill and let the Repugs go this on their own.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,829 posts)He's a Tea Partier. Seems to be a bit to the right of Darth Vader.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Cosponsors (3)
* = Original cosponsor
Cosponsor Date Cosponsored
Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]* 02/03/2017
Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4]* 02/03/2017
Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11]* 02/03/2017
cilla4progress
(24,760 posts)I'm all in!
Initech
(100,099 posts)Blaukraut
(5,693 posts)KewlKat
(5,624 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Doodley
(9,119 posts)drray23
(7,637 posts)The dems can fillibuster it in the senate if it even makes it that far.
NoGoodNamesLeft
(2,056 posts)Phone numbers and individual congress webpages with links to contact them by mail/email, etc. You can find state office address and phone numbers too under Contact>Offices.
Pass it along!
Sponsor:
Rep. Matt Gaetz Florida District 1 202-225-4136 https://gaetz.house.gov/
Co-sponsors:
Rep Thomas Massie Kentucky District 4 202-225-3465 https://massie.house.gov/
Rep Steven Palazzo Mississippi District 4 202-225-5772 https://palazzo.house.gov/
Rep Barry Loudermilk Georgia District 11 202-225-2931 https://loudermilk.house.gov/
mnhtnbb
(31,401 posts)Where the favorite TV shows are Honey Boo Boo and Duck Dynasty.
Rex
(65,616 posts)cstanleytech
(26,318 posts)as they provide services that are vital to our countries security.
After all we need clean water to drink and safe food and we need to make sure a company does not threaten our countries security by polluting our drinking water or tainting our food.
mountain grammy
(26,644 posts)mopinko
(70,198 posts)just a big funking break.
can they even fucking do that?
TomCADem
(17,390 posts)...yes, it could happen.
mopinko
(70,198 posts)some bosone viller.
gp wake revoices, go wfo the reasons'.
barbtries
(28,810 posts)from my son on fb. and i want to cry.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Trump and the republicans will destroy the EPA and all environmental laws they can.
Just like his education sec will do her best to destroy public schools and teachers unions.
barbtries
(28,810 posts)total destruction is their apparent goal.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)To burn down this country and every good institution that exists.
He/they have not deviated one bit from the plan so far.
taught_me_patience
(5,477 posts)California should just set up a couple of real dirty coal plants a foot from the Arizona border. Wind blows west to east.