Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2017 17:11:15 GMT
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Politico is running this article " Republicans brewing Russian scandal to target greens"
It seems some members of Congress are convinced the Russian Government is funding and has been funding "green" protests in this country and these members of Congress want the Treasury Department to investigate.
I honestly don't understand why the GOP thinks there is always "someone" behind the protests. That it's unthinkable that people, on their own, band together to voice their opposition to an issue.
From the article...
"Republicans are trying to conjure up a Russian scandal they can get behind.
GOP House members and at least one Trump Cabinet member are pushing years-old allegations from conservative activists that Russia has funneled money to U.S. environmental groups to oppose fracking. The story has reappeared in conservative circles in recent weeks — a respite, perhaps, from the steady drip-drip of news reports about dealings between Russians and President Donald Trump’s inner circle.
Allegations have circulated for years that Moscow has sought to discourage European countries from developing their own natural gas supplies as an alternative to Russian fuel. And conservatives have sought to extend those concerns to the U.S. — though there’s little but innuendo to base them on.
But the rumors got new life in late June, when House Science Chairman Lamar Smith and fellow Texas Republican Rep. Randy Weber asked Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to investigate whether the Kremlin is bankrolling green campaigns against the fracking technology that helped the U.S. overtake Russia in gas production."
This just boggles the mind.
Politico is running this article " Republicans brewing Russian scandal to target greens"
It seems some members of Congress are convinced the Russian Government is funding and has been funding "green" protests in this country and these members of Congress want the Treasury Department to investigate.
I honestly don't understand why the GOP thinks there is always "someone" behind the protests. That it's unthinkable that people, on their own, band together to voice their opposition to an issue.
From the article...
"Republicans are trying to conjure up a Russian scandal they can get behind.
GOP House members and at least one Trump Cabinet member are pushing years-old allegations from conservative activists that Russia has funneled money to U.S. environmental groups to oppose fracking. The story has reappeared in conservative circles in recent weeks — a respite, perhaps, from the steady drip-drip of news reports about dealings between Russians and President Donald Trump’s inner circle.
Allegations have circulated for years that Moscow has sought to discourage European countries from developing their own natural gas supplies as an alternative to Russian fuel. And conservatives have sought to extend those concerns to the U.S. — though there’s little but innuendo to base them on.
But the rumors got new life in late June, when House Science Chairman Lamar Smith and fellow Texas Republican Rep. Randy Weber asked Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to investigate whether the Kremlin is bankrolling green campaigns against the fracking technology that helped the U.S. overtake Russia in gas production."
This just boggles the mind.
