Christopher Schuler, christopher.schuler@sierraclub.org
Washington, DC – Late last night, Congressional Republican leaders canceled a vote on the FY2025 Energy and Water Appropriations bill and pulled the measure from the House floor. Today, the House is considering FY25 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. Both bills, ripe with poison pill riders and attacks on unrelated Biden administration climate policies, would make drastic cuts to the EPA and other agencies.
In response, Sierra Club Legislative Director Melinda Pierce released the following statement:
“At a time when the climate crisis is exacerbating droughts, heatwaves, hurricanes, and storms, it’s baffling to see House Republicans so incapable of governing—even in attempting to pass their pro-polluter agenda. These reckless appropriations proposals would make dangerous cuts to the EPA and renewable energy programs, further harm already disadvantaged populations and low-income communities, and fail to make strides towards tackling the deadly climate crisis unfolding before us. The American people want bold action and deserve more from their representatives than what these bills have to offer.”
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