Opponents of 'Clear Skies' Bill Bullied & Intimidated

[G_j]

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0219-02.htm

Published on Saturday, February 19, 2005 by the Los Angeles Times

Opponents of 'Clear Skies' Bill Examined
The GOP sponsor of legislation championed by Bush asks two groups to turn over financial records. One official calls it intimidation.

by Alan C. Miller and Tom Hamburger

WASHINGTON — The chairman of a Senate committee that oversees environmental issues has directed two national organizations that oppose President Bush's major clean-air initiative to turn over their financial and tax records to the Senate.

Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.), who heads the Environment and Public Works Committee, asked for the documents 10 days after a representative of the two groups criticized Bush's "Clear Skies" proposal before a Senate subcommittee. Inhofe is the leading sponsor of the administration bill, which is deadlocked in his panel.

The executive director of the two organizations, which represent state and local air pollution control agencies and officials, charged that the request was an attempt to intimidate critics of the measure.
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There is not even any subtlety about this. This is a blatant attempt at intimidation and bullying so that experts will be afraid to speak out about a bill that rolls back air pollution protections for all Americans.

US Rep. Henry Waxman

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[WEagle]

1. Inhofe is a real piece of work

how did America end up with so many hateful, horrible people in office?

[G_j]

2. I wish Inhofe was an aberration

but this sort of bullying is typical of today's republicans.