Senators Echo House On Need to Boost EPA Budget But Cuts Still Expected

Senate appropriators are echoing their House counterparts in objecting to the scale of proposed cuts in the Trump administration's proposed budget cuts for EPA in fiscal year 2018 and sending signals that they are likely to restore funding to popular agency programs. But the Senate stance still leaves open the potential for significant cuts to EPA programs, controversial policy riders, and questions about what happens if lawmakers are drawn into negotiations over a last-minute spending bill. Democrats have previously suggested...