Tell Congress: Don't Sell Out Wolves, Environment in Budget Deal
In recent years it's become increasingly common for certain Republicans to attempt to pass controversial, anti-environment provisions by attaching them to must-pass bills that fund our government. These attempts are sneaky and undemocratic. Policies that would never pass on their own as bills, and which have no basis in science and couldn't hold water in court, are becoming laws -- with devastating consequences.
Attached to this year's Interior spending bill are more than 100 policy riders: 17 would weaken or remove protections for endangered species, including gray wolves, and another would incentivize a fracking boom by lifting a crude oil export ban.
Take action -- send your senators a message today and urge them to push for a clean budget, no backroom dealings.
Dear [Representative],
I'm writing to urge you to oppose the more than 100 anti-environment policy riders attached to this year's Interior appropriations bill. These riders have nothing to do with our nation's budget and are a shameful attempt to undermine science, democracy and environmental laws.
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Please -- do not cut any deal that would remove protections from gray wolves, lift the crude oil export ban, undermine the Endangered Species Act, or endanger our air and water. Thank you.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
