Washington, D.C. — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today warned Republicans against overruling the Senate Parliamentarian and abusing the Congressional Review Act to meddle with California’s clean air policies. Wyden said the Republican plan would backfire if they follow through:
“Republicans should think twice before moving ahead with this unprecedented overreach. If they invoke this nuclear option now, they should expect that a future Democratic government will have to revisit decades worth of paltry corporate settlements, deferred prosecution agreements, and tax rulings that were overly favorable to multinationals and ultra-wealthy individuals. That would only be the beginning. These partisan actions cut both ways.”
A web version of this statement is here.
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