Energy and Environment

House appropriators advance $37 billion energy, water bill

By John Siciliano
Published July 12, 2017 8:39pm ET
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House appropriators advance $37 billion energy, water bill
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House appropriators advanced a $37 billion fiscal 2018 energy and water spending bill Wednesday, despite Democratic attempts to remove Environmental Protection Agency policy riders and restore a gutted energy research program.

The Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill totals $37.5 billion, which is $203 million below fiscal 2017 appropriations but $3.2 billion above the cuts that President Trump proposed in his budget request.

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