Posted by JM Ashby
Now that Healthcare Reform has not been repealed and there is no chance that it ever will be, the Republicans can move on to more important subjects such as not repealing new energy regulations and restricting enforcement of the Clean Air Act by the EPA.
For all the talk of belt-tightening and fiscal responsibility, Republicans sure know how to waste your money by holding symbolic votes. Aren't the Republicans going to eventually run out of things to hold symbolic votes against? What will they do then to distract voters?
"Standing up for American workers and addressing EPA's rampant regulations is a top priority, Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., said Thursday. "We will be active and aggressive using every tool in the toolbox to protect American jobs and our economy by rolling back the job-destroying (greenhouse gas) regulations."
Like the health-care repeal, though, it's largely a symbolic effort since the Senate retains its Democratic majority and President Barack Obama wields his veto pen.
Job-destroying!
I guess Rep. Fred Upton (R Batshit) didn't receive the memo that new climate change legislation proposed by President Obama would actually create jobs.
Green jobs are the future and thanks to Republican obstruction and climate change denial, the majority of solar panels are now being manufactured in China. Those jobs could be here, but we have deficits and social safety nets to dismantle! Get to it!