Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday tried to tie the White House’s proposed EPA budget cuts to the affordability crisis, saying the reductions will raise the costs of healthcare, gas, electricity, water, and other daily expenses.
Many of the critiques aired before the House Energy and Commerce Environment Subcommittee centered on the White House’s proposed cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency’s state loan and grant programs, especially an 89% reduction in loans for community water projects.
EPA Chief Lee Zeldin defended the proposed 52% cut to the agency’s budget as necessary adjustments to a bloated balance sheet. But the affordability argument could ...