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Environment committee releases GOP policy bill text

The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee released text for its portion of the Trump agenda policy bill that Republicans are trying to get across the finish line, becoming the first Senate panel to do so.

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The EPW text appears similar to provisions passed by the House. It’s not one of the committees that deals with thorny issues like Medicaid or energy tax credits that are more likely to undergo changes in the upper chamber.

Like the House version of the bill, the text released by Senate Republicans on Wednesday repeals numerous green programs passed by the Democrats in 2022.

This includes a $20 billion program that seeks to provide financing for climate-friendly projects and a $3 billion progr

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