Bill To Ban Imaginary Regulation Passes House

[J.E.D]

Congressional Republicans are fucking insane.

Imaginary Farm Dust Regulation Banned By House

WASHINGTON -- A bill to ban a farm dust regulation that the federal government has never proposed passed the House Thursday, sailing through easily on a party-line vote of 268 to 150.

The measure, dubbed the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011, was purported by its lead sponsor, Rep. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.), to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from writing a rule that would require farmers to take onerous steps to control dust from their land.

But EPA administrator Lisa Jackson has said repeatedly that no such rule is in the works. What the EPA does do is review ambient air pollution standards every five years, as required by law, and make recommendations on whether or not to tighten standards.

"We have spent an entire day debating about a bill that does not address an existing problem," said Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.).

"This entire session of Congress has felt to many of us like a trip into Alice's Wonderland," said DeGette. "To paraphrase the Cheshire Cat, 'We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad. ... You must be mad or you wouldn't have come here.' Sadly for the American people, H.R. 1633 simply underscores the 'madness' of this body right now."

Republicans countered that although no rule was proposed, they worried that someone might file a lawsuit someday to to regulate farm dust.

 

[zzzz]

Nuth'n new thar. Dey's all batty and have been fer awhile now.

 

[Dot Com]

They should just stick to something they're good at, renaming buildings.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

But EPA administrator Lisa Jackson has said repeatedly that no such rule is in the works. What the EPA does do is review ambient air pollution standards every five years, as required by law, and make recommendations on whether or not to tighten standards.

Bad EPA, how dare it follow the law.

"We have spent an entire day debating about a bill that does not address an existing problem," said Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.).

That’s the GOP SOP.

 

[Conservative]

GovTrack: House Vote On Passage: H.R. 1633: Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011
33 Democrats voted in favor... almost 20% of them.

 

[kiwiman127]

GovTrack: House Vote On Passage: H.R. 1633: Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011
33 Democrats voted in favor... almost 20% of them.

This all goes to show how wiling some Dems are for unity. Here we have the Dems, reaching out across party lines in the spirit of bipartisanship.

 

[rdean]

http://www.farmsafety.ca/public/factsheets/farmer_lung.pdf


*Coughing
*shortness of breath
*a mild fever and occasional chills
*a general feeling of sickness
*aches and pains in the muscles and joints
*a loss of appetite and loss of weight.

People who are sensitive to dust from moldy crops continue to exhibit these signs and
symptoms as long as they are exposed to the dust. This condition sometimes resembles a
"chest cold" that lingers throughout the winter. Some people lose weight over several weeks.

 

[J.E.D]

GovTrack: House Vote On Passage: H.R. 1633: Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011
33 Democrats voted in favor... almost 20% of them.

This all goes to show how wiling some Dems are for unity. Here we have the Dems, reaching out across party lines in the spirit of bipartisanship.

And who controls the House? What's that you say?

 

[Claudette]

http://www.farmsafety.ca/public/factsheets/farmer_lung.pdf


*Coughing
*shortness of breath
*a mild fever and occasional chills
*a general feeling of sickness
*aches and pains in the muscles and joints
*a loss of appetite and loss of weight.

People who are sensitive to dust from moldy crops continue to exhibit these signs and
symptoms as long as they are exposed to the dust. This condition sometimes resembles a
"chest cold" that lingers throughout the winter. Some people lose weight over several weeks.

And how does one remove dust from crops??

Jesus the EPA is idiotic sometimes.

 

[blastoff]

A good strategic move. Let's face it. If Dimocrats can figure out how to tax or fine a farmer over field dust they'll do it.

 

[J.E.D]

http://www.farmsafety.ca/public/factsheets/farmer_lung.pdf


*Coughing
*shortness of breath
*a mild fever and occasional chills
*a general feeling of sickness
*aches and pains in the muscles and joints
*a loss of appetite and loss of weight.

People who are sensitive to dust from moldy crops continue to exhibit these signs and
symptoms as long as they are exposed to the dust. This condition sometimes resembles a
"chest cold" that lingers throughout the winter. Some people lose weight over several weeks.

And how does one remove dust from crops??

Jesus the EPA is idiotic sometimes.

The EPA is NOT proposing such rules. That's the whole point of this thread. The GOP-controlled House passed a bill for a nonexistent regulation. Tax payer money at work

 

[J.E.D]

A good strategic move. Let's face it. If Dimocrats can figure out how to tax or fine a farmer over field dust they'll do it.

Yeah, great strategic move. Pass a bill to ban a regulation that DOES NOT exist

 

[J.E.D]

And anyway, it's not like this will even be taken up in the Senate. The House GOP really knows how to give us tax payers our money's worth.

 

[konradv]

http://www.farmsafety.ca/public/factsheets/farmer_lung.pdf


*Coughing
*shortness of breath
*a mild fever and occasional chills
*a general feeling of sickness
*aches and pains in the muscles and joints
*a loss of appetite and loss of weight.

People who are sensitive to dust from moldy crops continue to exhibit these signs and
symptoms as long as they are exposed to the dust. This condition sometimes resembles a
"chest cold" that lingers throughout the winter. Some people lose weight over several weeks.

And how does one remove dust from crops??

Jesus the EPA is idiotic sometimes.

Didn't you get the message? The EPA didn't put forth any such rule. It's the GOP that's idiotic. Don't make too much of the 33 Dems that voted for it. They were undoubtedly from farm states and didn't want to be chopped up by the GOP machine.

 

[blastoff]

A good strategic move. Let's face it. If Dimocrats can figure out how to tax or fine a farmer over field dust they'll do it.

Yeah, great strategic move. Pass a bill to ban a regulation that DOES NOT exist

Cool. You didn't even have to duck.

 

[Claudette]

http://www.farmsafety.ca/public/factsheets/farmer_lung.pdf


*Coughing
*shortness of breath
*a mild fever and occasional chills
*a general feeling of sickness
*aches and pains in the muscles and joints
*a loss of appetite and loss of weight.

People who are sensitive to dust from moldy crops continue to exhibit these signs and
symptoms as long as they are exposed to the dust. This condition sometimes resembles a
"chest cold" that lingers throughout the winter. Some people lose weight over several weeks.

And how does one remove dust from crops??

Jesus the EPA is idiotic sometimes.

Didn't you get the message? The EPA didn't put forth any such rule. It's the GOP that's idiotic. Don't make too much of the 33 Dems that voted for it. They were undoubtedly from farm states and didn't want to be chopped up by the GOP machine.

LOL They were probably more worried about their constituents than the GOP.

 

[Mad Scientist]

A good strategic move. Let's face it. If Dimocrats can figure out how to tax or fine a farmer over field dust they'll do it.

Yeah, great strategic move. Pass a bill to ban a regulation that DOES NOT exist

Umm, not true.
They want to AMEND a regulation that ALREADY EXISTS:
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/gpoxmlc112/h1633_rh.xml

H. R. 1633
[Report No. 112–316]
A BILL

To establish a temporary prohibition against revising any national ambient air quality standard applicable to coarse particulate matter, to limit Federal regulation of nuisance dust in areas in which such dust is regulated under State, tribal, or local law, and for other purposes.

So it's already regulated on a State level, this would prevent the Feds from stepping in.

And if you do a little research (which Liberals hardly ever do) you'd see that particulate matter is re-assesed every 5 years by the Fed so yes, this IS pre-emptive Legislation, but it's against laws that DO already exist and are on the books.

By the way, The Clean Air Act has been in existence for about 40 years and has been amended a few times before.
Clean Air Act | US EPA

 

[J.E.D]

And how does one remove dust from crops??

Jesus the EPA is idiotic sometimes.

Didn't you get the message? The EPA didn't put forth any such rule. It's the GOP that's idiotic. Don't make too much of the 33 Dems that voted for it. They were undoubtedly from farm states and didn't want to be chopped up by the GOP machine.

LOL They were probably more worried about their constituents than the GOP.

Awesome! Let's ignore the GOP-controlled House's waste of tax payer money to pass a bill for a nonexistent regulation and instead use this as an opportunity to attack Dems. It's not like we have more pressing issues - like the economy for example.

 

[konradv]

And how does one remove dust from crops??

Jesus the EPA is idiotic sometimes.

Didn't you get the message? The EPA didn't put forth any such rule. It's the GOP that's idiotic. Don't make too much of the 33 Dems that voted for it. They were undoubtedly from farm states and didn't want to be chopped up by the GOP machine.

LOL They were probably more worried about their constituents than the GOP.

Their constituents egged on by GOP lies.

 

[konradv]

A good strategic move. Let's face it. If Dimocrats can figure out how to tax or fine a farmer over field dust they'll do it.

Yeah, great strategic move. Pass a bill to ban a regulation that DOES NOT exist

Umm, not true.
They want to AMEND a regulation that ALREADY EXISTS:
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/gpoxmlc112/h1633_rh.xml

If it already exists, cite it. Otherwise, your post is less than worthless, it's another LIE!