Democrats warn Trump’s budget would ‘eviscerate’ the EPA

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A coalition of nearly 40 Democrats is pressing Senate appropriators to block President Trump’s proposed cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency’s fiscal 2018 budget.

The group of 37 senators sent a letter late Tuesday warning that Trump’s proposed 31 percent cut to the EPA’s budget will hurt state-level efforts to keep their air and water clean, and their infrastructure up to date.

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