Democrats See Yawning Gap Between Wheeler's Goals, FY20 Budget

Capitol Hill Democrats are pressuring EPA chief Andrew Wheeler to reconcile what they argue are yawning discrepancies in his generic support for greater environmental protections and the agency's fiscal year 2020 budget request -- which seeks significant cuts -- and other activities that threaten to undercut such protections. The effort suggests Democrats in both chambers are trying to ramp up oversight of EPA's deregulatory agenda while also raising the political price of the Trump administration's continued calls to deeply slash...