Republicans Rip Interior Budget Request, Express Concerns Over Regulatory Impacts

摘要

The budget request for the Interior Department for fiscal year 2017 is a collection of partisan agendas serving the narrow interest of ideological allies rather than a responsible proposal, Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah) told Interior Secretary Sally Jewell March 1. Wyoming, where half of the land is federally managed, is paying a price in lost economic activity for Interior's restrictive regulations, especially coal regulations, Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) said at the same House Natural Resources Committee hearing. "We are officially back in recession, along with four other states," Lummis said of her home state. Jewell testified that the administration budget was a responsible plan supportive of the U.S. economy and laying the groundwork for promoting renewable energy and taking steps to cope with climate change.