House Natural Resources Committee Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) emphasizing previously stated concerns about including permitting related provisions in must-pass legislation, namely the National Defense Authorization Act or government funding legislation. Enclosed with the letter is a copy of the Sept. 12 letter led by Chair Grijalva and signed by 76 other members of Congress that opposed attaching a permitting rider to must-pass legislation this year.
The full letter is available here.
On sending the letter, Chair Grijalva said: “Given its unpopularity the first time around, I’m all but certain that another Dirty Deal would be dead on arrival, but I’m not taking any chances. Democrats are closing out this Congress with historic wins across the board, including climate action and environmental justice. Let’s not pollute that legacy with harmful legislative riders that nobody wants.”
On Nov. 15, 70 environmental justice groups and 60 other allied organizations sent a letter to President Joe Biden voicing their opposition to the permitting rider and support for Chair Grijalva’s and Rep. A Donald McEachin’s (D-Va.) Environmental Justice For All Act, the most comprehensive environmental justice legislation in history.
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