Forty-One Senators Push to Keep Harmful Environmental Riders Out of Appropriations Bills

This press release from Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) was published on 2026-05-22 and titled "Forty-One Senators Push to Keep Harmful Environmental Riders Out of Appropriations Bills".

Forty-One Senators Push to Keep Harmful Environmental Riders Out of Appropriations Bills

Senators warn that inclusion of poison pills harming the environment would undermine Senate’s ability to pass bipartisan spending bills Washington, D.C. – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works; Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; and [ ] The post Forty-One Senators Push to Keep Harmful Environmental Riders Out of Appropriations Bills appeared first on Merkley .