House Dem: Change title of EPA bill to 'Koch Brothers Appreciation Act

[kpete]

Source: The Hill

House Dem: Change title of EPA bill to 'Koch Brothers Appreciation Act'
By Andrew Restuccia - 04/05/11 11:34 AM ET

Rep. Gerry Connollly (D-Va.) wants to change the title of a bill that would permanently block Environmental Protection Agency climate regulations to the "Koch Brothers Appreciation Act," a reference to the billionaire brothers who are active in Republican politics.

Connolly has submitted to the House Rules Committee a series of amendments that would change the title of the bill to everything from the "Middle Eastern Economic Development and Assistance Act" to the "Head in the Sand Act."

Others include the "Protecting Americans from Polar Bears Act” and the "Oil Producing Economy Capitulation Act.”

The amendments are a last-ditch effort by Connolly to criticize Republicans ahead of the upcoming floor debate Wednesday on the legislation, which was authored by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.).

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/677-e2-wire/153921-house-dem-change-title-of-epa-blocking-bill-to-koch-brothers-appreciation-act

[emulatorloo]

1. Excellent, and it is the truth

Thanks for posting.

[999998th word]

2. Good for him Keep that Koch name in the spotlight.

[Loki]

3. It's about time

to start calling the Republic's bills just what they are........gifts to their donors at the expense of the rest of us.

[cstanleytech]

7. You do realize that there are alot of dems

in office that do the exact same thing and often for the same people as the republicans?

[DeSwiss]

4. LOL!!! K&R - n/t

[Iliyah]

5. It's the truth

people need to wake up.

[cstanleytech]

8. Oh I agree 100% but we need to wake up to the fact

that its not isolated to the republicans and we need to put the pressure on all those in office to fix this because imo our government is extremely broken as long as corporations can payoff the people in office that we elect regardless of their party.

[dhill926]

6. Love it!

Keep ridiculing the bastards! Maybe the MSM will even notice.....um....nevermind.....

[No Elephants]

9. Inconvenient truth: Koch brothers. also donated to the DLC. Shhh.