Claim: Mitt Romney railed against the "Obama EPA" and "how the Obama government interferes with personal freedom" — using as his example an EPA action taken in 2007, under President George W. Bush. Furthermore, it was a Republican-nominated federal judge who made the initial ruling — in EPA's favor — that was overturned recently by the Supreme Court. At issue was a longstanding Environmental Protection Agency precedent regarding a property owner's right to challenge an EPA compliance order in court,
Fact-check: Romney Misfires with EPA Anecdote - FactCheck.org
Verdict: mitt romney railed against the "obama epa" and "how the obama government interferes with personal freedom" — using as his example an epa action taken in 2007, under president george w. bush. furthermore, it was a republican-nominated federal judge who made the initial ruling — in epa's favor — that was overturned recently by the supreme court. at issue was a longstanding environmental protection agency precedent regarding a property owner's right to challenge an epa compliance order in court,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2012-04-17T20:20:00