Democrats Oppose EPA Policy Riders In House FY16 Appropriations Bill

摘要

A group of more than 160 House Democrats are crafting a letter to the chamber's GOP and Democratic leadership urging them to strike all policy riders - including measures aiming to block major EPA rules - from the fiscal year 2016 spending omnibus bill, warning that such provisions could lead to a budget impasse and a government shutdown. Speaking at a Nov. 19 press conference, Democratic Reps. Jan Schakowsky (IL), GK. Butterfield (NC) and Ruben Gallego (AZ) said Republicans should abandon policy provisions that were part of proposed spending bills floated earlier this year, including restrictions on EPA's Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction rule and its greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for power plants, or else face the threat of another government shutdown.