GOP Platform Avoids Criticizing Congress Over Clean Air Legislation

September 1, 2004
The Republican Party platform approved this week by delegates at the national convention in New York City lauds President Bush's Clear Skies legislation to address pollution from electric utilities, but makes no mention of an alternative regulatory approach that the administration has touted as necessary because the president's bill has languished for years in Congress. The platform's omission of the clean air interstate rule (CAIR) is strategic, designed to not offend Republican congressional leaders such as Senate Majority Leader Bill...


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