SEEC Statement on the Passage of Fiscal Year 2024 Spending Package
Washington, D.C. – The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko, Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Matt Cartwright, Sean Casten, Chellie Pingree, and Katie Porter, and Chair Emeritus Rep. Gerry Connolly, released the following statement in response to the House passage of Fiscal Year 2024 funding bills for the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies.
“Today, House Democrats fought hard to pass long-overdue bipartisan government spending bills that continue to invest in America and confront the worsening climate crisis. We resoundingly rejected the extreme cuts and poison pill riders proposed by extremist House Republicans that would have reversed our progress and gutted core federal programs that millions of Americans count on.
“During these negotiations, House Democrats held strong to our principle that the government should work for the American people. For our farmers and ranchers, we have defended critical programs that aid agricultural land conservation and help rural communities access clean energy. For our scientists and domestic manufacturers, we have funded cutting-edge scientific research and supported the continued deployment of clean energy technologies across America. And for our environmental justice communities across the nation, we have protected targeted investments that tackle pollution and create good-paying jobs.
“The investments delivered today will secure our ability to put food on the table, expand support for the American manufacturing sector, and continue the critical fight against the climate crisis. We need to use this momentum to finish the job on the remaining Fiscal Year 2024 funding bills and fully fund our government.”