jillian
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If they weren't so pathetic, the House would be really, really funny...
House panel to vote on phantom EPA dust rule - The Washington Post
Impenetrable gridlock has forced Washington into an era of government-by-talking-point, and earlier this year Republicans found what they saw as the ideal talking point to illustrate a federal bureaucracy gone batty.
The Environmental Protection Agency, they warned, was trying to regulate something only God could control: the dust in the wind.
EPA puts out global call for environment photos.
Now, here comes my favorite of the crazy regulatory acts. The EPA is now proposing rules to regulate dust, Rep. John Carter (R-Tex.) said on the House floor. He said Texas was full of dusty roads: The EPA is now saying you can be fined for driving home every night on your gravel road.
There was just one flaw in this argument. It was not true.
The EPAs new dust rule did not exist. It never did.
House panel to vote on phantom EPA dust rule - The Washington Post