Washington, D.C.– In response to the Senate Appropriations Committee markup of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2025 Appropriations bill, the League of Conservation Voters released the following statement from Senior Government Affairs Advocate, David Shadburn:

“While MAGA House Republicans have attempted, with limited success, to jam through harmful, anti-environmental spending bills, today the Senate Appropriations committee demonstrated that bipartisan agreement on appropriations is the pathway forward. This bill rejects the cavalcade of new poison pill riders that put people’s lives at risk being pushed by MAGA extremist House Republicans and instead focuses on supporting investments to protect our environment and public lands and ensuring people have access to clean air and water. While we continue to believe that additional funding is needed to fully meet the needs of our communities and our planet and are disappointed by the continued inclusion of legacy riders, we acknowledge the realities of bipartisan compromise and thank Chair Murray and Chair Merkley for their work to strengthen this bill. We urge House Republicans to follow the Senate’s lead and stop wasting time on harmful partisan spending bills that do the bidding of Big Oil, hinder the development of a clean energy economy, stoke dangerous discrimination and division, and have no chance of becoming law.”

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