Dems Reintroduce FRAC Act to Vest EPA with Power to Block Fracking
Liberal Democrats never give up on their poor ideas–even when they are rejected year after year. In 2021, the Dems who controlled the U.S. House of Representatives with an iron fist under der Führer Pelosi introduced five bills, including the FRAC Act, aimed at destroying the oil and gas industry in this country (see Democrats Intro 5 Bills, Including FRAC Act, to Ban Fracking Everywhere). They’re baaaack! The same five bills, including the FRAC Act, were reintroduced by Democrat Congresswoman Diana DeGette (Colorado) last week. The FRAC Act would give the federal EPA (and the swamp-dwelling bureaucrats who run it) the power to control fracking throughout the entire country, violating the U.S. Constitution.
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