White House seeks control on health, safety

The Office of Management and Budget wants to have the final say on releasing emergency declarations to the public.

By Andrew Schneider
Of the Post-Dispatch [copyright]2004, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

WASHINGTON - Under a new proposal, the White House would decide what and when the public would be told about an outbreak of mad cow disease, an anthrax release, a nuclear plant accident or any other crisis.

The White House Office of Management and Budget is trying to gain final control over release of emergency declarations from the federal agencies responsible for public health, safety and the environment.

The OMB also wants to manage scientific and technical evaluations - known as peer reviews - of all major government rules, plans, proposed regulations and pronouncements.
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Dam you would think we where living in China. When the government seeks to hide things from us it is no longer a government of the people for the people. How many much more news do we need to see and read before we rise up and take back what is rightfully ours!!