House Republicans have added over 290 “poison pill” riders to the federal budget bill that would restrict government spending. These riders would roll back progress on issues like LGBTQ+ rights, immigration, and environmental protections. The new riders include blocking same-sex marriage equality funding, banning LGBTQ+ flags from federal buildings, restricting visas for foreign farmworkers, and limiting the EPA’s ability to regulate pollution. Advocacy groups are calling on lawmakers to remove all the riders from the budget bill and pass legislation without the controversial restrictions. The riders would damage agencies’ ability to do critical work and reverse gains in environmental justice, according to critics.

  • sin_free_for_00_days@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    Republicans have zero intention of making the country, or the world, a better place. Cartoony levels of evil. I get why people bitch about the Dems, but I just can’t understand why anyone would support Republicans. Fuck this two party system. We really need some type of change.

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      1 year ago

      Especially with dumb moves like restrictions on visas for farm workers. They really gonna “own the libs” with stupid moves like that :p