C-SPAN Enviromental Policy now

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Senate Democratic Policy Committee
Patrick J. Leahy
Byron L. Dorgan

Testifying
Wisconsin Attorney General
Peg Lautehschlager

Lawsuit against government
rule changes are illegal

Bruce Buckheit
Former EPA Enforcement Chief 1996 - 2003

cases are stacking up having a impact on public health
industries are reassured they will not be gone after

Eric Schaeffer
EPA Regulation Enforcement Division 1997 - 2002

memo from Witman to Cheney - make the cases go away
that's a receipe for disaster

John Paul
Ohio Air Pollution Control Agency
www.c-span.org

[SoCalDem]

1. I saw this woman testifying

"...I have my deputy sitting behind me, and I may need to refer to him occasionally, since "HE KNOWS MORE ABOUT THIS STUFF THAN I DO"..."

My question is... WHY on earth are we paying HER to be the secretary of whatever if her DEPUTY knows more than she does???


Sounds to me as if she is EXPENDABLE, and we could save some bucks by getting rid of her:)

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2. If you're speaking of Peg

she is the Attorney General of Wisconsin so I suppose she'd have an expert witness with her. She is suing the federal government.

Did you see the map of the pollution in the eastern half of this country? I'd be moving.

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3. "It took the air out of the room"

Bruce Buckeit
Illinois Power
EPA is going to use proposed rules to enforce laws

John Paul - pulled the rug from under us

Leahey has asked Justice to look into the matter.

Dorgan - Manufacturing Association (NAM)is calling this a "mock hearing"