House GOP votes to overturn Biden rule on water protections
Source: AP
WASHINGTON (AP) The House on Thursday voted to overturn the Biden administrations protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, advancing long-held Republican arguments that the regulations are an environmental overreach and burden to business.
The vote was 227-198 to overturn the rule.
House Republicans used the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to block recently enacted executive-branch regulations. The measure now heads to the Senate, where Republicans hope to attract Democratic senators wary of Biden's environmental policies. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a frequent Biden antagonist, has already pledged to support the overturn of a rule he calls federal overreach.
Biden said he would veto the measure if it reaches his desk.
Read more: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/house-gop-votes-overturn-biden-215323991.html
As I've said before, if these assholes like dirty water so much I can send them some when I get my septic tank pumped.
elias7
(3,976 posts)Why does Biden exec orders get overturned when it didnt seem like Dems had that option with Trump? I feel like were always on the losing end.
SledDriver
(2,049 posts)Cha
(295,929 posts)help?
BumRushDaShow
(127,322 posts)It's not "overturned". The House of Representatives doesn't run the legislative show. It is one chamber. You need two to tango. And even if there are enough to do it in the Senate, neither chamber would have enough (2/3rd) to override a veto.
The end.
Oh and remember that Democrats did not take over the House until after the 2018 election (so starting in 2019 until losing it again in 2022) and didn't take the Senate until after the 2020 election (so starting in 2021 after 45 was out of office).
elias7
(3,976 posts)Probably did not want to go through the futile exercise of their attempts being vetoed.
karynnj
(59,475 posts)even when the House, Senate and Presidency were right wing.
thecrow
(5,519 posts)The GQP probably thinks that water comes from bottles.
😳
LoisB
(7,079 posts)anyone? GQP is just anti anything Democratic.
Midnight Writer
(21,548 posts)to protect clean water in East Palestine?
Marthe48
(16,692 posts)Logic is left out of their platform and leaves nothing but an angry child no one can please.
BOSSHOG
(36,862 posts)Isnt that precious. Dont want to irritate billionaires by insisting they fix what they break. Next onerous burden will be to nicely ask CEOs of train companies to fix their fucking breaks. Can you imagine the horrors of being a CEO in America and only getting multimillion dollar Christmas bonuses for their outstanding contributions to the industry.
Cha
(295,929 posts)cstanleytech
(26,082 posts)for the plant and animal life but focus more on swaying the people that like to hunt and fish.
If you sway them it helps undercut the Republican politicians that oppose such protections because corporate America who has them in their back pocket isn't in favor of such protections.
Zambero
(8,954 posts)They merely transport chemical spills enabled by massive deregulation.
elleng
(130,156 posts)Martin68
(22,671 posts)because protecting water quality interferes with profit.
SouthernDem4ever
(6,475 posts)assholes.
Bayard
(21,806 posts)It doesn't matter.
I don't know why I'm still appalled at how short-sighted these people are.
SuperCoder
(300 posts)F*ck anyone's health. If it increases costs, we don't care. GUT IT.
bluestarone
(16,722 posts)The party of complete American DESTRUCTION!
Martin68
(22,671 posts)A Potemkin House majority.
hildegaard28
(391 posts)Wonder why the majority Republicans are complaining in East Palestine. Clearly Republicans love dirty water.