Senator Toomey supports permanent block on clean air standards that protect kids from air pollution

Senate defeats extreme proposal to permanently block EPA public health standards; Senator Toomey stands with minority and out of mainstream with opposition to clean air

(November 10, 2011 – Harrisburg, Pa.): The U.S. Senate today rejected an extreme proposal offered by Senator Rand Paul (R – Ky.) that would have prevented air pollution safeguards to protect millions of kids and other Americans from dangerous air pollution. Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey voted with an out-of-tou