Bush Appointee Lied to Congress (EPA Holmstead)

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_3237.shtml

A Bush administration appointee misled Congress in 2002 on the negative impact of new power plant emissions rules on ongoing federal lawsuits against coal-burning utilities.
The Environmental Protection Agency in August eased rules for utilities to make it easier for them to revamp facilities without triggering expensive pollution-reduction requirements.

Consumer advocacy group Public Citizen says in a report released today that EPA Deputy Administrator Jeff Holmstead gave "false and misleading testimony" in July 2002 to a joint Senate committee by claiming the rules would not harm ongoing federal lawsuits.

Holmstead calls Public Citizen's assertions "absolutely outrageous and completely untrue," and said the rule changes had not harmed the cases. But Holmstead, in defending the EPA's positions, told other lies about the issue, including a misrepresentation of positions of a former EPA official.

Sylvia Lowrance, a former high-ranking official in the EPA's enforcement division, says she "repeatedly told Holmstead that the rulemaking would inevitably hurt the cases

[Cha]

1. Kick

:kick:

[hatrack]

2. What?! A Bush appointee lied about the environment!?!?

What's this smoky, dirty and steadily warming little world coming to?

(Insert projectile vomiting noise here).

[Wickerman]

3. Lets see, lied about fact in report to Congress

They fried Espy for a couple of football tickets. Seems like lying to Congress aobut fact in an EPA report should cost you your job at minimum.

[ConcernedCanuk]

4. "Bush Appointee Lied " - isn't that a Job Requirement for the BFEE ??

sure seems like it from up here in CanukVille !!

[Nottingham]

5. Isn't that what Bush did in his Speech to Congress

:bounce:

[leesa]

6. Are there any Bush appointees that have NOT lied to Congress

Now that person, if such a person existed, would make a headline!

[leetrisck]

7. So did Ted Olson and he's the

solicitor general - this entire admin is full of liars and traitors and chickenhawks

[jburton]

8. I'm sure there was a good reason...

I'm sure it's "National Security" reasons.

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