The US House should let the country know if it weren't for a Democratic majority the bill still would not have passed. But, the US House has to include initiatives to deal with the climate crisis whenever it passes a disaster bill.
Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change (click here)
Jurisdiction includes the Clean Air Act and air emissions; all matters related to soil, air, and water contamination, including Superfund and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; the regulation of solid, hazardous, and nuclear wastes, including mining, nuclear, oil, gas, and coal combustion waste; emergency environmental response; industrial plant security, including cybersecurity; the regulation of drinking water (Safe Drinking Water Act), including underground injection of fluids (e.g., deep well injection or hydrofracking); toxic substances (Toxic Substances Control Act); noise; and all aspects of the above-referenced jurisdiction related to the Department of Homeland Security.
That description is great, however, it does not go far enough. The Subcommittee has to develop a national policy to be included in these disaster relief bills that actively evaluates the causes of the disaster and the means to end them from occurring again. There has to be a national overlay to any government spending that demands climate assessments and actions that resolve the problem of the Climate Crisis in rehabilitating the USA following the disasters.
If the assessments are included in the bill, the solutions at the grassroots will follow.
June 3, 2019
The House has approved a $19.1 billion disaster (click here) aid package despite earlier objections from Republicans.
The legislation was approved 354-58. All those who opposed it were Republicans. The Senate already passed the bill overwhelmingly and it heads to the president's desk for his signature.
President Trump has said he backed the measure, even though it did not include border money he urged Congress to add. He said he would continue pressing for that as part of separate legislation.
With Trump's signature, the legislation would help speed relief funds to communities hit by tornadoes, wildfires, volcanoes, drought, flooding and other disasters. It also includes money for Puerto Rico, which is still rebuilding after 2017 hurricanes devastated significant portions of the island....
