Far-Right Radicalism': GOP Wants to Cut Funding for Clean Water Programs by 64%
Far-Right Radicalism': GOP Wants to Cut Funding for Clean Water Programs by 64%
"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."
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Republicans on a House Appropriations Committee are proposing a 64% cut to two federal clean water funds for the next fiscal year.
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The proposed cuts would reduce funding for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund by nearly $1.8 billion.
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These funds provide loans and assistance for water infrastructure projects and improvements to ensure safe drinking water.
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Advocates argue that the proposed cuts would leave many communities with unsafe water and exacerbate water affordability issues.
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Democrats in the Senate are urged to reject the Republican proposal.
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Passing the WATER Act is suggested to safeguard federal water funding.
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The WATER Act would provide funding for repairing failing water and sewer systems.
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New research found that at least 45% of U.S. tap water is contaminated with PFAS chemicals.
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A recent Supreme Court ruling narrowed the definition of protected wetlands under the Clean Water Act.
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The Biden administration's new clean water rule was finalized in December but the GOP bill would repeal that regulation.
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They are so fucking evil.
It's the poor people who will suffer. Clearly they aren't human enough to spend money on, amiright? /s