On Jun 1, 9:22?am, "NOYB" wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message

Nonsense.

I'm far more liberal than most Democrats, and if I were in Congress
I'd be proud to introduce or support this bill.

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Care to wager which side of the roll call vote the liberal Democrats will
fall on this bill?

Do they now vote as a single block, with a common mind?
I think you'll find D's and R's on both sides of the issue.

There shouldn't be any problem passing a bill that authorizes the EPA
to exempt pleasure vessels' "discharges incidental to the normal
operation of a boat" from the more stringent- and proper- regulations
prohibiting foreign ships from dumping tons of organisms with ballast
water. Most of the enviro-groups seem to realize they will have to
live with this exemption if they want the overall law to stand.

You're as likely to find some R's who might oppose the bill in an
effort to get the ban on foreign bilge dumping lifted entirely. That
additional expense and inconvenience can't be good for the bottom line
of the various corporations that run shipping lines to US ports.