Rep. Rashida Tlaib: ‘It’s Always Been Polluters Over People for Republicans’

Tlaib This is just ░░░░░░░░ latest in a long ░░░░░░░░ of loopholes and handouts ░░░░░░░░ big oil executives to ░░░░░░░░ richer as the rest ░░░░░░░░ us suffer Fracking is ░░░░░░░░ unregulated at the federal ░░░░░░░░ because 20 years ago ░░░░░░░░ Vice President Dick Cheney ░░░░░░░░ former CEO of Halliburton ░░░░░░░░ a loophole into the ░░░░░░░░ Act of 2005 explicitly ░░░░░░░░ fracking chemicals from the ░░░░░░░░ regulation under the Safe ░░░░░░░░ Water Act Think about ░░░░░░░░ That means the oil ░░░░░░░░ gas industry doesn t ░░░░░░░░ to disclose any of ░░░░░░░░ toxic chemicals that are ░░░░░░░░ into our drinking water ░░░░░░░░ of course is one ░░░░░░░░ the largest oil and ░░░░░░░░ companies in the world ░░░░░░░░ also just happens to ░░░░░░░░ behind most of the ░░░░░░░░ fracking worldwide So over ░░░░░░░░ last 20 years we ░░░░░░░░ been stuck with the ░░░░░░░░ called Halliburton loophole a ░░░░░░░░ reminder of the revolving ░░░░░░░░ of oil money in ░░░░░░░░ and how big oil ░░░░░░░░ its way into the ░░░░░░░░ of Congress and the ░░░░░░░░ House every single day ░░░░░░░░ fact our new secretary ░░░░░░░░ energy is the founder ░░░░░░░░ former CEO of Liberty ░░░░░░░░ another fracking company And ░░░░░░░░ Halliburton loophole isn t ░░░░░░░░ only giveaway that fracking ░░░░░░░░ from Under the Clean ░░░░░░░░ Act there are provisions ░░░░░░░░ prevent polluted stormwater runoff ░░░░░░░░ contaminating our waters unless ░░░░░░░░ s the exemption unless ░░░░░░░░ runoff comes from oil ░░░░░░░░ gas development facilities Now ░░░░░░░░ want to give an ░░░░░░░░ bigger handout to big ░░░░░░░░ with toxic legislation They ░░░░░░░░ sending the message to ░░░░░░░░ all across the country ░░░░░░░░ residents that corporate polluters ░░░░░░░░ are more important than ░░░░░░░░ health than their own ░░░░░░░░ water It is clear ░░░░░░░░ they re doing this ░░░░░░░░ it s always been ░░░░░░░░ over people for Republicans ░░░░░░░░ years ago and it ░░░░░░░░ polluters over people now ░░░░░░░░ urge my colleagues to ░░░░░░░░ against this environmental destruction ░░░░░░░░ protect our drinking water ░░░░░░░░ is a crisis right ░░░░░░░░ throughout our country.”