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RogueTrooper Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-10-04 11:45 AM
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Dean on MBTE: Big Oil Over the Public Interest
BERLIN, NH -- Governor Howard Dean, M.D., today criticized the Bush administration for protecting MTBE manufacturers and distributors from state lawsuits aimed at getting money to fund clean-up operations. Dean also reiterated his support for New Hampshire's suit to ensure that polluters, not taxpayers, pay for decontamination efforts.

"Unfortunately, the citizens of New Hampshire have a front-row seat for one of the worst examples of the interests of corporate contributors being placed over the public interest," Dean said. "For over ten years, the oil and gas industry was aware that MTBE was a problem affecting the very water we drink, yet it looked the other way. Now rather than being held accountable for the costs of clean-up - which could reach $30 billion - the Bush White House and Republican Congress are rewarding the oil and gas industry with immunity from lawsuits and $23 billion in tax breaks."

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bahrbearian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-10-04 11:50 AM
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1. Keep on Hammering
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-10-04 12:10 PM
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2. Kerry was on this LONG ago.
Ever check Dean's record in Vermont on this issue?
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