71 House Democrats warn Pelosi against including Manchin's permitting deal in government funding bill
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71 House Democrats warned Speaker Nancy Pelosi against tying this month's must-pass government funding bill to Joe Manchin's legislation to spur oil and gas drilling.
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"In the face of the existential threats like climate change and MAGA extremism, House and Senate leadership has a greater responsibility than ever to avoid risking a government shutdown by jamming divisive policy riders into a must-pass continuing resolution," said House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raúl Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who spearheaded the letter. "Permitting reform hurts already-overburdened communities, puts polluters on an even faster track, and divides the caucus."
Signing on to the letter was a wide cross-section of the House Democratic Conference.