CR would slash EPA, White House energy officeHouse Republicans threw down the gauntlet at the Obama administration's energy and environmental agenda Friday night, proposing to defund the White House energy adviser's office and block EPA from regulating greenhouse gas emissions.
In addition to slashing the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget by $3 billion – nearly twice as much as they originally proposed – GOP lawmakers included language in the continuing resolution to strip the agency of its ability to implement climate change rules.
And despite the fact that Obama's energy and climate adviser Carol Browner is leaving the administration, the bill would defund the post of "Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, or any substantially similar position." The White House has not said if it will replace Browner or dissolve the office, which was created for her in 2009. >>>
Meanwhile, the EPA's bank accounts would take a big hit under the CR. The bill proposes $3 billion in cuts, including a $107 million hit for climate change programs – 29 percent less than the 2010 enacted level. The Interior Department also took a massive hit – the Republican draft would cut the agency budget by $1.4 billion. Specifically, the CR goes after the department’s “wildlands†policy, the Obama administration’s signature initiative for public lands.
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This is greaat news! Way to go tea party freshmen!
The marxists and the commies are going to be gnashing their teeth over this one ... starting in the White House.
