washington u.s. congress move swiftly thursday undo obama-era rule environment corruption labor gun senate wipe book rule aim reduce water pollution vote 54-45 senate approve resolution already pass house representatives kill rule aim keep pollutants stream areas near mountaintop removal coal-mining sit resolution go president donald trump expect sign quickly second time congressional review act allow lawmakers stop newly mint regulations track use successfully since pass 2000. senate turn equally controversial rule require mine energy company exxon mobil chevron disclose tax payments make governments home abroad democrats filibuster resolution attempt slow process push debate late night vote schedule shortly 6:30 a.m. friday republicans use control congress white house attack regulations believe hurt economy cast stream protection rule harm industry usurp state right obama administration stream buff rule attack coal miners families say top senate republican mitch mcconnell add threaten job home state kentucky environmental activists many democrats say would make drink water safe monitor pollutants lead give many toxins know cause birth defect developmental delay health environmental impact basic monitor provision essential say jeni collins associate legislative representative environmental group earthjustice coal industry hop repeal lead trump overturn moratorium former president barack obama administration coal lease senator joe manchin represent west virginia historically coal country one democrats support kill rule tell cnn 400 change make regulation draft nobody west virginia want dirty water dirty air throw 400 different regulations ... top already expect anyone survive say also thursday house thursday overturn obama administration rule address pay discrimination federal contractors require expand background check gun purchasers receive social security benefit history mental illness plan friday kill measure address methane emissions public land senate take three senate also target rule enact final months obama administration extinction senator david perdue republican georgia introduce wednesday resolution kill one intend protect users gift prepay card congressional review act lawmakers vote undo regulations simple majority agencies revisit overturn regulations time law mean regulation enact since may eligible repeal house already approve resolution end rule require oil company publicly state tax payments part 2010 dodd-frank wall street reform law republicans oil mine company say rule burdensome costly duplicate long-standing regulations supporters rule see vital expose bribery questionable financial tie u.s. company may foreign governments well show shareholders money spend coal rule kill u.s. congress others near chop block