Budget Gridlock Renews Talk Of Mostly Flat EPA FY18 Funding Scenario

January 17, 2018
The ongoing federal budget stalemate that has left EPA and other agencies without final spending plans more than 100 days into fiscal year 2018 is reviving talk of a seemingly unlikely scenario in which lawmakers approve a year-long continuing resolution (CR) that only slightly tweaks current EPA funding levels, allowing it to avoid the steepest cuts to many programs. The odds of such an outcome remain highly uncertain -- as multiple Capitol Hill and other sources cite continued bipartisan interest...


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