Daily Caller
February 1, 2017
A Florida congressman is drafting legislation to abolish the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and looking for fellow lawmakers to co-sponsor the effort.
“Our small businesses cannot afford to cover the costs associated with compliance, too often leading to closed doors and unemployed Americans,” Rep. Matt Gaetz wrote in an email to Republican colleagues that was obtained by the Huffington Post.
“It is time to take back our legislative power from the EPA and abolish it permanently,” Gaetz wrote.
Gaetz says the EPA under Republican and Democratic administrations have overreached, violating state sovereignty and addling businesses with costly regulations. Gaetz’s bill would close EPA at the end of 2018 and give states primary control over environmental laws.
This article was posted: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 10:11 am
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