Posted on 05/24/2013 9:38:12 AM PDT by EXCH54FE
Currently on the front burner of scandals in the Obama administration are Benghazi, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeting of conservative groups, and the AP scandal. Of course, Fast and Furious is also still very much alive. However, over the past week, two more scandals are coming to light and may be just as big as the others. One of those involves the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Congressional Republicans are accusing the agency of giving unfair preference to environmental groups when it comes to information requests. They are comparing the behavior to that of the IRS in giving additional scrutiny to Tea Party organizations.
A letter was sent by Republican Senators David Vitter (R-LA), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) along with Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) to Acting EPA Administrator Bob Perciasepe last Friday. They have accused the agency of continuing to make conservative think tanks and state and local governments pay full price for obtaining documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), but routinely waiving those fees for environmental groups.
“This disparate treatment is unacceptable, especially in light of the recent controversy over abusive tactics at the Internal Revenue Service, which singled out conservative groups for special scrutiny,” the legislators wrote.
They specifically pointed out that, according to the data, ninety-two percent of fee waivers granted by the EPA were requests from environmental groups.
“The startling disparity in treatment strongly suggests EPA’s actions are possibly part of a broader effort to collude with groups that share the agency’s political agenda and discriminate against states and conservative organizations,” they alleged. “This is a clear abuse of discretion.”
(Excerpt) Read more at freedomoutpost.com ...
I have no recollection of that at all. I searched all my files and there was nothing that shows it either. Perhaps it was before my time as a breathing individual.
I loved your answer...
Thanks goes to you for giving me the opportunity to answer.
Don't get me wrong - I want to build another building on MY property that will create more jobs in my community, and I'm climbing through miles of EPA red-tape!
In the meantime, much to our surprise, a Cell-Tower appears on the edge of MY property!
We're gonna need Hack-saws too ................................................................................................................................... FRegards
The EPA is Nixon’s baby but I really doubt he would support what it’s become.
When Hussein leaves the White House, he can become a theartical impresario:
“Barack Obama’s Scandals of [Fill in the Year]”. He’s so good at scandals after all.
..not without a stupider supporting cast
giving unfair preference to environmental groups when it comes to information requests
Well, he can take Biden with him.
You have a point..
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
