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Three Strikes and You’re Out: Gina McCarthy Should Resign
Washington,
August 12, 2015
(Washington, D.C.) - Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Wisconsin) is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy to resign amid a third outrage this year. Last week, the EPA caused the Gold King Mine dam to breach and spill toxic waste into the Animas River in Colorado. The EPA is now reporting 3 million gallons of contaminated wastewater flowed into the river, more than 3 times the originally reported amount. These toxic chemicals continue to pour into the Animas river in Colorado and are now streaming into Utah and New Mexico. This is not only devastating to the environment, but the lack of contrition is appalling. If the EPA was a private business they would face financial ruin and maybe criminal penalties. Nevertheless, when the EPA causes far more pollution than many private sector errors it seems like no big deal.
The EPA was in the news earlier this year after employees were caught watching hours of porn, as well as proposing burdensome new ozone and coal regulations that will be incredibly damaging to Americans and Wisconsin businesses in particular. Mismanagement at the EPA runs rampant. This toxic spill is the last strike for McCarthy, and Grothman is calling for her immediate resignation. “Gina McCarthy’s leadership has been nothing but toxic, not only for businesses, but also for our nations natural resources,” said Congressman Grothman. “The mismanagement at the EPA, including a porn scandal where an employee was caught watching two to six hours of porn a day and no one was fired and calls for reckless ozone and coal regulations by Gina McCarthy has gone on for too long. That is why I’m calling for her resignation. It’s time for Gina McCarthy to step down and the EPA to clean up their act.” U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman is serving his first term representing Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Contact his Washington, D.C., office at (202) 225-2476, or online at grothman.house.gov. ### |