U.S. House axes rules to prevent corruption, pollution - Polidicks

[quote] Two major U.S. rules aimed at curbing corruption and pollution in the energy sector may be entirely wiped from the books by next week, after the Republican-led House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to repeal them.[/quote] [quote]Required by the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform law, the Securities and Exchange Commission's "extraction rule" was approved this summer to require companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp to publicly state the taxes and other fees they pay to governments. Exxon, and other major energy corporations, fought for years to keep the rule from seeing the light of day. After a series of legal battles the SEC in June 2016 finally completed the rule, which supporters say can help expose questionable financial ties U.S. companies may have with foreign governments.[/quote] [quote]Republicans say the rule is burdensome and costly for energy companies, and also duplicates other long-standing regulations. On the House floor Republican Jeb Hensarling, chairman of the Financial Services Committee, called the rule part of "a radical leftist elitist agenda against carbon-based jobs." The stream buffer rule is intended to lessen the amount of waste from mountain-top removal coal mining deposited in local waterways. Republican lawmakers, though, say it is hurting coal jobs by placing unworkable limits on the industry. Democrats, on the other hand, say it cuts down on water pollution. [/quote] Truly looking out for the little guy. It's a short article Source: [URL="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-regulations-idUSKBN15G5QZ"]http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-regulations-idUSKBN15G5QZ[/URL]

"a radical leftist elitist agenda against carbon-based jobs." regulations to try and keep our planet from going bad

Yeah, it's time to end this shit. [editline]2 February 2017[/editline] Their behavior I mean, to clarify. We can't keep letting them do whatever they want, and that's exactly what's happening today.

[QUOTE=Govna;51764184]Yeah, it's time to end this shit.[/QUOTE] End what exactly?

[QUOTE=Dantz Bolrew;51764209]End what exactly?[/QUOTE] Their behavior. This is ridiculous. Ending pollution and corruption regulations? That's inexcusable.

[QUOTE=Ricenchicken;51764178]"a radical leftist elitist agenda against carbon-based jobs." regulations to try and keep our planet from going bad[/QUOTE] It's the radical right that has control of this fucking country at the moment, and the left of this nation's political opinions are fucking milquetoast for the most part. How are these people so delusionaalllll.

[QUOTE=Govna;51764217]Their behavior. This is ridiculous. Ending pollution and corruption regulations? That's inexcusable.[/QUOTE] Well, as long as fucko's like Trump keep parading around "clean" coal, I think we're toast. Or at least crispy.

[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;51764220]Impeachment when[/QUOTE] Apparently never at this point because they'll get rid of it before more bad shit happens.

[QUOTE=Ricenchicken;51764178]"a radical leftist elitist agenda against carbon-based jobs." regulations to try and keep our planet from going bad[/QUOTE] Republicans seem to have an agenda against carbon-based life at this point.