Ian Brickey, ian.brickey@sierraclub.org
WASHINGTON, DC – President Biden unveiled his FY2024 budget today, a $6.9 trillion policy vision that prioritizes climate response, promoting science, and environmental justice. The proposed budget includes support to advance clean energy and repeal fossil fuel subsidies, increase community resilience to climate change, and bolster protections for lands and waters. Also in the proposal is funding to make government agencies more responsive to the public and strengthen democracy, along with plans that would reduce the federal budget deficit by $3 trillion over the next decade. The announcement kicks off a negotiating process with Congress, where power is divided between the Democratic-controlled Senate and Republican-held House of Representatives.
In response, Sierra Club Legislative Director Melinda Pierce released the following statement:
“The federal budget is a manifestation of the president’s values and priorities, and the Biden blueprint reflects that the president’s deep commitment to tackling climate change is at the top of his list. The all-of-government approach laid out in today’s announcement embeds climate funding throughout federal agencies and programs. This proposal also takes the simple but crucial step of funding the federal government at adequate levels, ensuring agencies can fulfill their essential roles, from protecting our environment to providing necessary services to those who need them most.
“We look forward to the White House and Congress coming together on a final budget that meets the challenges we face and addresses the needs of the American people.”
About the Sierra Club
The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with millions of members and supporters. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org.