"Spending Bill Rejects Trump’s Proposed EPA Cut"

"The $1.3 trillion government-wide spending bill released late Wednesday rejects President Trump’s proposal to slash the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget by 31 percent.

Senior lawmakers negotiating the omnibus appropriations bill instead chose to give the agency $8.1 billion for fiscal year 2018, keeping it at the same level as 2017.

The bill still needs to pass both chamber of Congress and get President Trump’s signature before Friday at midnight in order to prevent a government shutdown."

Timothy Cama reports for The Hill March 21, 2018.

SEE ALSO:

"Omnibus Rejects Big EPA Cuts, Hikes Energy And Interior Funds" (E&E Daily)

"Superfund, Water Infrastructure See Funding Bump in Omnibus" (BNA)

"Congress' Spending Deal Rejects Trump's Proposed EPA, Energy Cuts" (Washington Examiner)

"Highlights Of What’s In, What’s Out Of Vast Spending Bill" (Washington Post)

"Science Gets A Major Boost In 2018 U.S. Spending Deal" (Science)