Congress and President Trump have rolled back environmental protections that affect our health and well being. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Just wondering: Did anyone out there get a call last year from Rep. Steve Scalise — or any of the state’s GOP congressional delegation — asking if you supported the idea of putting a little more arsenic, lead and mercury into your children’s lives so the congressmen’s business friends could make a few extra bucks?

No? Neither did I. But that’s exactly the vote they made.

I’m talking about our GOP delegation’s unflinching support of President Donald Trump’s unprecedented assault on environmental regulations that began in his first week in office. They targeted everything from dumping toxic mining waste in drinking water supplies to clean water and clean air standards proven to save lives, prevent cancers and extend human life spans — and even the safety regulations designed to prevent a recurrence of the Deepwater Horizon disaster.

And they made no attempt to hide the reason for these attacks on the health of their constituents: It’s all about increasing profits for financial supporters.

To quote the president as he announced the onslaught: “We’ll be reducing them big league and their damaging effects on our small businesses, our economy, our entrepreneurial spirit,” Trump said before signing the order.

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