As Congress works through the FY19 Appropriations process, American families are counting on members to pass a budget that increases investments in programs that protect communities and the environment without including any destructive policies that make kids sick and threaten America’s outdoors.
The House Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill continues business as usual by including significant cuts to EPA programs and many controversial riders. Although the Senate version does show bipartisan support for EPA funding by rejecting the draconian cuts the administration has twice proposed and new poison pill riders, it would still be one of the smallest EPA budgets in over 30 years.
The Senate version of the bill is a step in the right direction, but more work is needed to achieve a final bill that increases investment and is free of all anti-environmental riders.
SENATE AND HOUSE INTERIOR AND ENVIRONMENT FY19 APPROPRIATIONS COMPARISON
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