Raúl Grijalva: “This Interior and Environment appropriations bill, much like the House Republican appropriations bills that have come…”

“This Interior and Environment appropriations bill, much like the House Republican appropriations bills that have come before it, is an extreme MAGA manifesto. It is not at all representative of the values of the American people. This bill is full of reckless policy riders that undermine the most basic environmental protections, take us backwards in the climate fight, and introduce climate change denial as part of a policy for the Republican majority. It pads Big Oil's profits by selling off our Nation's public lands, waters, wildlife, and endangered species. It rips away the historic and hard-fought climate wins in the Inflation Reduction Act that are not only for protecting our future but growing the middle class with hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs. It bullies American communities that have already been overburdened by pollution and guts environmental justice efforts. We have seen many of these riders in the Natural Resources Committee this year. They don't have a future as stand-alone bills. Instead of putting in the work to govern and finding meaningful solutions, seeking compromise that the American people actually want, House Republicans are shamelessly burying these provisions in the most extreme Interior Appropriations bill we have ever seen. House Republicans are following the marching orders of their monarch, former President Trump.…”