Dem Senator To Try To Block Trump From Changing Offshore Drilling Rules

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Dem Senator To Try To Block Trump From Changing Offshore Drilling Rules

"A Democratic senator plans to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to block President Trump from overturning safety rules put in place after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in 2010.

Florida Sen. Bill Nelson (D) said on the Senate floor Wednesday that he will use the CRA, which Republicans have used to dismantle many Obama-era regulations under the Trump presidency, to block the administrations's proposed rule changes. The law allows for an expedited review to overturn a regulation by resolution.

“The BP spill devastated my state's economy and 11 people lost their lives,” Nelson said in remarks reported by the Washington Examiner. “That's why I plan to subject this misguided rule to the Congressional Review Act.”"

John Bowden reports for The Hill January 3, 2018.

Source: The Hill, 01/04/2018

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Dem Senator To Try To Block Trump From Changing Offshore Drilling Rules

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