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2013-12-16 Home Front: Politix

Report: W.H. delayed Obamacare, EPA rules till after 2012 election

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Posted by Sherry 2013-12-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

A spokeswoman for the Office of Management and Budget, which reviews new regulations, told the Post that the agency works as expeditiously as possible to review rules, but when it comes to complex rules with significant potential impact, we take the time needed to get them right.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-12-16 03:31|| 2013-12-16 03:31|| Front Page Top

The Washington Post figured it out two years too late. Why didn't we read about it here, at Rantb...

Oh, yeah. We did.

Posted by Bobby 2013-12-16 08:42|| 2013-12-16 08:42|| Front Page Top

#3 They ("O" and minions) must have known thatObamacare and the EPA rules would p!ss off a good many Americans [They were correct] and consequently would affect the upcoming elections. Friggin weasels.

Posted by JohnQC 2013-12-16 10:49|| 2013-12-16 10:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., the chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, Federal Rights and Agency Action, told the Post he's concerned about the tangible effects of the delayed regulations.

Dickie's up for re-election.

Posted by Pappy 2013-12-16 10:56|| 2013-12-16 10:56|| Front Page Top

Posted by Besoeker 2013-12-16 11:02|| 2013-12-16 11:02|| Front Page Top

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Oil industry officials, however, said the cost would be at least double the administrations estimate and could add up to 9 cents a gallon in some places.

The proposed standards, which had been stuck in regulatory limbo since 2011, would reduce the amount of sulfur in U.S. gasoline by two-thirds and impose fleet-wide pollution limits on new vehicles by 2017.

The Obama administrations decision to go ahead with the regulations deals a political blow to the oil and gas industry, which had mobilized dozens of lawmakers in recent days to lobby the White House for a one-year delay.

It also comes as the administration alarmed many environmentalists by weighing a delay in limits on greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants. Unlike the sulfur limits, the administration argued, the power plant limits could immediately hurt the struggling economy.

While gasoline sulfur itself does not pose a public health threat, it hampers the effectiveness of catalytic converters, which in turn leads to greater tailpipe emissions. These emissions nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide and fine particles contribute to smog and soot, which can cause respiratory and heart disease.

Including Carbon Monoxide is FLAT ILIE they know you Can't burn anything without making Carbon , Monoxide, Dioxide, and plain carbon.
So they lie by omission.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2013-12-16 15:01|| 2013-12-16 15:01|| Front Page Top

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