Virginia Senator Attempts to K**l Pipeline Provision in Debt-Ceiling Deal
Jun 2, 2023 00:58:48 #
dtucker300
Loc: Vista, CA
Virginia Senator Attempts to K**l Pipeline Provision in Debt-Ceiling Deal
By JEFF ZYMERI
June 1, 2023 12:38 PM
Senator Tim Kaine (D., Va.) introduced an amendment on Thursday to strip a provision in the debt-ceiling bill that would expedite the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
In a concession proposed by the White House, the version of the debt-ceiling deal that passed the House Wednesday night included a provision stripping the courts of their ability to review any permit or authorization granted to the project by an executive agency, allowing the pipeline to finally be completed after years of litigation.
Top Republican negotiators explained in a call with reporters that expediting completion of the 303-mile natural-gas pipeline is a strategic win, putting Democrats on the record v****g to limit judicial review of a conventional energy project.
Kaine is furious he wasn’t consulted and that the normal permitting process is being circumvented.
“It’s extremely frustrating because there could have been other vehicles to do it. I mean, it doesn’t have to go into the debt ceiling bill,” Kaine told Politico. “[The White House doesn’t] even bother to pick up the phone and call me. Have I made them mad?”
Senator Mark Warner (D., Va.) explained that while he will v**e for the debt-ceiling deal, he supports Kaine’s attempt to strip language pertaining to the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
Both Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell are in support of the deal and have emphasized it must move through the chamber quickly. If amendments are approved, it will have to go back to the House for another v**e, making an already difficult timeline nearly impossible.
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has explained that the debt-ceiling must be suspended before June 5.
“Time is a luxury the Senate does not have if we want to prevent a default,” explained Schumer. Unanimous consent would allow the upper chamber to fast-track the bill, but it would take just one senator to delay matters.
There are also a number of Republican senators who have proposed or are considering amendments. Senator Mike Lee (R., Utah) has introduced an amendment to strike Section 265 from the Act.
“Section 265 currently empowers the Biden Administration’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Shalanda Young, to unilaterally waive a provision referred to as ‘administrative PAYGO.’ This provision requires administrative agencies to offset the expense of any regulatory discretionary administrative action. Removing this check undermines the Fiscal Responsibility Act’s claim to regulatory reforms,” read a statement from the Utah senator.
Senator Rand Paul (R., Ky.) is also proposing an amendment to the deal. It would place caps on total on-budget outlays that decrease by 5 percent each year which are enforceable by sequester.
“Sixty percent of Americans say Congress should only raise the nation’s debt ceiling if it cuts spending at the same time. I would guess the Americans answering that poll meant real cuts in spending, not an annual increase of one percent above already bloated levels of C****-** spending,” said Paul in a statement.
“Bold actions must be taken to defeat our mounting national debt, and my conservative alternative to the Biden-McCarthy deal gives us a real opportunity to get our fiscal house in order,” he added.
Getting the deal in time to President Joe Biden’s desk may depend upon all of the amendments failing if they are put up for a v**e.
By JEFF ZYMERI
June 1, 2023 12:38 PM
Senator Tim Kaine (D., Va.) introduced an amendment on Thursday to strip a provision in the debt-ceiling bill that would expedite the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
In a concession proposed by the White House, the version of the debt-ceiling deal that passed the House Wednesday night included a provision stripping the courts of their ability to review any permit or authorization granted to the project by an executive agency, allowing the pipeline to finally be completed after years of litigation.
Top Republican negotiators explained in a call with reporters that expediting completion of the 303-mile natural-gas pipeline is a strategic win, putting Democrats on the record v****g to limit judicial review of a conventional energy project.
Kaine is furious he wasn’t consulted and that the normal permitting process is being circumvented.
“It’s extremely frustrating because there could have been other vehicles to do it. I mean, it doesn’t have to go into the debt ceiling bill,” Kaine told Politico. “[The White House doesn’t] even bother to pick up the phone and call me. Have I made them mad?”
Senator Mark Warner (D., Va.) explained that while he will v**e for the debt-ceiling deal, he supports Kaine’s attempt to strip language pertaining to the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
Both Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell are in support of the deal and have emphasized it must move through the chamber quickly. If amendments are approved, it will have to go back to the House for another v**e, making an already difficult timeline nearly impossible.
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House Passes Biden-McCarthy Debt-Ceiling Deal with Backing of Two Thirds of GOP Caucus
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has explained that the debt-ceiling must be suspended before June 5.
“Time is a luxury the Senate does not have if we want to prevent a default,” explained Schumer. Unanimous consent would allow the upper chamber to fast-track the bill, but it would take just one senator to delay matters.
There are also a number of Republican senators who have proposed or are considering amendments. Senator Mike Lee (R., Utah) has introduced an amendment to strike Section 265 from the Act.
“Section 265 currently empowers the Biden Administration’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Shalanda Young, to unilaterally waive a provision referred to as ‘administrative PAYGO.’ This provision requires administrative agencies to offset the expense of any regulatory discretionary administrative action. Removing this check undermines the Fiscal Responsibility Act’s claim to regulatory reforms,” read a statement from the Utah senator.
Senator Rand Paul (R., Ky.) is also proposing an amendment to the deal. It would place caps on total on-budget outlays that decrease by 5 percent each year which are enforceable by sequester.
“Sixty percent of Americans say Congress should only raise the nation’s debt ceiling if it cuts spending at the same time. I would guess the Americans answering that poll meant real cuts in spending, not an annual increase of one percent above already bloated levels of C****-** spending,” said Paul in a statement.
“Bold actions must be taken to defeat our mounting national debt, and my conservative alternative to the Biden-McCarthy deal gives us a real opportunity to get our fiscal house in order,” he added.
Getting the deal in time to President Joe Biden’s desk may depend upon all of the amendments failing if they are put up for a v**e.
Jun 2, 2023 06:31:16 #
Typical republican dirty deeds . cramming things into the bill at the last minute hoping it will go through.
there was no discussion on this . Taking land from the people who own it.
and then blame the democrats for v****g for it.
there was no discussion on this . Taking land from the people who own it.
and then blame the democrats for v****g for it.
Jun 2, 2023 06:33:31 #
Milosia2 wrote:
Typical republican dirty deeds . cramming things into the bill at the last minute hoping it will go through.
there was no discussion on this . Taking land from the people who own it.
and then blame the democrats for v****g for it.
there was no discussion on this . Taking land from the people who own it.
and then blame the democrats for v****g for it.
Silly milosia, the democrats do the same thing. Wake up
Jun 2, 2023 08:01:27 #
Rose42 wrote:
Silly milosia, the democrats do the same thing. Wake up
It was supposed to be a clean bill .
What did the democrats slide in at the very last minute ?
Now a large swath of landowners are on the verge of losing all of their property for
….A Pipeline ?
That we don’t need .
Jun 2, 2023 08:44:31 #
microphor
Loc: Home is TN
Milosia2 wrote:
Typical republican dirty deeds . cramming things into the bill at the last minute hoping it will go through.
there was no discussion on this . Taking land from the people who own it.
and then blame the democrats for v****g for it.
there was no discussion on this . Taking land from the people who own it.
and then blame the democrats for v****g for it.
ahahahahahahaaha, ahahahahahahhahahah, I'm sure the Dems don't do that, ahahahahaaha, ahaahahahhah
Jun 2, 2023 10:31:22 #
Milosia2 wrote:
It was supposed to be a clean bill .
What did the democrats slide in at the very last minute ?
Now a large swath of landowners are on the verge of losing all of their property for
….A Pipeline ?
That we don’t need .
What did the democrats slide in at the very last minute ?
Now a large swath of landowners are on the verge of losing all of their property for
….A Pipeline ?
That we don’t need .
Do you bother to process anything before you start ranting? I said democrats pull the same stunts. Do you really need that explained to you? More likely you don’t care unless republicans do it.
Jun 2, 2023 11:06:25 #
microphor
Loc: Home is TN
Rose42 wrote:
Do you bother to process anything before you start ranting? I said democrats pull the same stunts. Do you really need that explained to you? More likely you don’t care unless republicans do it.
No, it don't process anything and it lies like a motherf**er!
Jun 2, 2023 11:33:42 #
FallenOak
Loc: St George Utah
Milosia2 wrote:
Typical republican dirty deeds . cramming things into the bill at the last minute hoping it will go through.
there was no discussion on this . Taking land from the people who own it.
and then blame the democrats for v****g for it.
there was no discussion on this . Taking land from the people who own it.
and then blame the democrats for v****g for it.
Remove the log from your own eye and recognize the fact that both teams do exactly the same thing by adding unrelated pet projects to all bills. Why did Pelosi say that you must pass the bill then you can read it? Maybe something there that she didn't want you to see?
Both sides are guilty. Have you ever heard of Rancho Santa Margarita Y Las Flores? It was a Mexican Land Grant in California. In 1942 President Roosevelt (D) confiscated the land and it remains today as Camp Pendleton. Both parties are equally unjust.
I am glad FDR did that as there is a large bloc of land in S. Cal that is not paved over with houses and generally remains as it was prior to 1846. I grew up in that area of the state. In the 1950's there was a water grab attempted by the federal government in the watershed area. A Rep President then so both sides are absolutely not lily white.
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