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Republicans Seek to Slash Funding for Clean Energy, Democrats Want to Shift Funds from Fossil Fuels to Renewables
The House is voting today on amendments to an energy and water-related appropriations bill, with Republican leaders proposing to cut billions of dollars in funds for renewable energy and Democrats attempting to shift funds from fossil energy research into clean energy. Republican proposals include cutting hundreds of millions of dollars from renewable energy R&D programs. [...]
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Republicans Seek To Cut Funding For Program Which Has Insured An Extra 1.1 Million Children
Last week, Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to slash $400 million from a program which would offer states performance bonuses if they enrolled more children in CHIP or Medicaid. Twenty-three states have a... Read Post
GOP Funds Climate Disaster Relief By Cutting High-Speed Rail, Cuts Nearly $2 Billion From Obama Clean Energy Budget
On a party-line vote, the House Approppriations Committee approved a FY 2012 energy and water budget that “contains deep cuts to Obama clean energy priorities, including to solar energy, fuel efficient vehicle funding, energy effici... Read Post
GOP Appropriations Committee Slashes Clean Energy Programs By $1.3 Billion
This morning, the House Energy and Water Development Appropriations Subcommittee passed a bill out of committee that would slash renewable energy and energy efficiency programs at the Department of Energy by $1.3 billion — leaving h... Read Post