Many of the riders would harm the EPA's "ability to do its critical work," said one former agency lawyer.
House Republicans have added over 290 "poison pill" riders to the federal budget bill that would restrict government spending. These riders would roll back progress on issues like LGBTQ+ rights, immigration, and environmental protections. The new riders include blocking same-sex marriage equality funding, banning LGBTQ+ flags from federal buildings, restricting visas for foreign farmworkers, and limiting the EPA's ability to regulate pollution. Advocacy groups are calling on lawmakers to remove all the riders from the budget bill and pass legislation without the controversial restrictions. The riders would damage agencies' ability to do critical work and reverse gains in environmental justice, according to critics.
I'm pretty pissed they tied UAP declassification in with this agenda garbage. The one thing that was both interesting and bipartisan, and they had to shit it up.