#DirtyBudget | Increased Investment Messaging Guidance

Congress released final 302(b) allocations [aka overall funding levels]

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In this #DirtyBudget fight, Congress has an extra $18 billion available for nondefense discretionary funding which is why one of our main asks in the #DirtyBudget campaign is for increased investments for the programs we depend on. It is unconscionable to think that bedrock protections for the environment and interior would barely see a dime of this money. But that is exactly what Republicans intend to do as they unveiled their final 302(b) allocations today.

Please use this guidance to oppose this Republican #DirtyBudget move to sell out hardworking families, and support our Congressional Champs as they continue rejecting this assault on our kids’ health and America’s great outdoors:

#DirtyBudget | Increased Investment Messaging toolkit

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xEsMDX-cgqCxRhByHeUUR028D36x3MLdyCEBif2d17o/edit

You may also find EDF's recent breakdown of the EPA cuts proposed by the House Republicans helpful.

Let me know if you need any more info. Thanks for playing

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[Bonus section]

Here are the actual Senate 302(b) numbers for those that like such things:

—Defense — $607.13 billion (compared to the House's $606.5 billion).

—Financial Services — $23.69 billion (compared to the House's $23.4 billion).

—Homeland Security — $48.334 billion (compared to the House's $52.5 billion).

—Labor-HHS-Education — $179.288 billion (compared to the House's $177.1 billion).

—State-Foreign Operations — $46.418 billion (compared to the House's $46 billion).

—Interior-Environment — $35.853 billion (compared to the House's $35.3 billion).

—Legislative Branch — $4.79 billion (compared to the House's $4.9 billion).

—Agriculture-FDA — $23.235 billion (compared to the House's $23.3 billion).

—Commerce-Justice-Science — $62.995 billion (compared to the House's $62.5 billion).

—Energy-Water — $43.76 billion (compared to the House's $44.7 billion).

—Military Construction-VA — $97.086 billion (compared to the House's $96.9 billion).

—Transportation-HUD — $71.417 billion (compared to the House's $71.8 billion)

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Phillip Ellis
Combined Defense Project
phillip@yamaone.com
202.320.2044