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America far-right wants to cut funding for Clean Water Programs by 64% (www.commondreams.org)

submitted 1 year ago by Raphael to c/[email protected]

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The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), on Thursday marked up a GOP appropriations bill for fiscal year 2024. A Republican fact sheet celebrates proposed "cuts to wasteful spending" and "claw-backs of prior appropriations," highlighting that it "reins in" the Environmental Protection Agency, "limits abuse of the Endangered Species Act," and provides protections for the fossil fuel industry.

The GOP proposal would slash appropriations for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF). The former provides low-interest loans for infrastructure projects like wastewater facilities while the latter provides assistance for initiatives like improving drinking water treatment and fixing old pipes.

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'Far-Right Radicalism': GOP Wants to Cut Funding for Clean Water Programs by 64% (www.commondreams.org)

submitted 1 year ago by YoBuckStopsHere to c/politics

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'Far-Right Radicalism': GOP Wants to Cut Funding for Clean Water Programs by 64% (www.commondreams.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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"House Republicans should be ashamed of themselves," said one campaigner. "Their spending proposal threatens the very safety of our country's water and wastewater systems for the sake of political showmanship."