Major Trade Association Asks Issa To Curb Toxin, Safety, Financial Reform Regs
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Brian Beutler | January 12, 2011 | [print_link]
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In response, the GOP-friendly National Association of Manufacturers has asked him to probe forthcoming regulations aimed at enhancing worker health, improving toxin standards, mitigating climate pollution and preventing another crisis on Wall Street.
EPA puts it. “These rules would significantly cut emissions of pollutants that are of particular concern for children. Mercury and lead can cause adverse affects on children’s developing brains — including effects on IQ, learning, and memory. The rules would also reduce emissions of other pollutants including cadmium, dioxin, furans, formaldehyde and hydrochloric acid. These pollutants can cause cancer or other adverse health effects in adults and children.”
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Issa’s Glaring Omission: War Spending
By Andy Kroll | Wed Jan. 5, 2011 4:58 AM PST
holding [2] seven committee hearings a week. On CBS’ “Face the Nation,” Issa pledged to identify as much as $200 billion in wasteful spending at the federal level, and an early target list [3] for Congress’ top watchdog includes WikiLeaks, housing giant Fannie Mae, and Food and Drug Administration recalls. However, a top Democrat on the oversight committee, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio.), is calling out Issa on a glaring omission in the chairman’s attack plan: the US’s bloated defense budget.
Source URL: http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/01/kucinich-issa-waste-oversight
Links:
[1] http://motherjones.com/politics/2009/09/darrell-issa-enter-stage-right
[2] http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20022217-503544.html
[3] http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/46952.html
[4] http://kucinich.house.gov/UploadedFiles/letter_to_Issa_regarding_potential_waste_at_DOD.pdf
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fargo1169 HOURS AGO
Watch Issa slavishly do what they want and the Democrats to cave right along with him.
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How did this guy get elected and why is the media ignoring this?
http://mediamatters.org/resear…
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Shorter version: Keep allowing us to poison and abuse people for profit.
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