Congressional leaders may have struck a deal to keep the government open temporarily, but they are still likely days away from releasing the text for full-year spending bills for environmental and energy agencies.
One thing is clear: There will be cuts to some bills.
That shouldn’t come as a surprise. Lawmakers said that funding levels for fiscal 2024 bills will adhere to limits established in last year’s Fiscal Responsibility Act.
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While the title funding the Department of Energy is expected to get a slight increase, one top Democratic appropriator confirmed that there would be cuts to the bill funding Interior and EPA.
