All of these measures, and many others, now stand a chance of being reversed, watered down or blocked. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyMr. Trump has already put out a memo welcoming the rule reversals by Congress. The push to repeal these rules has created moments of obvious frustration for Democrats on the floor of the House and Senate chambers. As the blitz began this past week, Democratic lawmakers used various props — like poster-size photographs of fish harmed by mining industry practices — to try to make their points. giveaway this week,” Mr. Markey said, essentially conceding that Senate Democrats were all but certain to lose many of these fights.

Source: New York Times February 04, 2017 17:37 UTC