In a party-line vote, the House approves a reconciliation package that weakens critical public services and foundational environmental protections.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 5/22/25
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WASHINGTON, D.C.— GreenLatinos expresses deep disappointment and concern over the House of Representatives’ passage of the budget reconciliation bill. This legislation constitutes a sweeping rollback of vital environmental protections, social safety nets, and economic opportunities.
This vote represents a direct attack on the public health, food security, and economic stability of American families. Under the cover of night, the House has chosen to slash clean energy tax incentives established under the Inflation Reduction Act, expand oil, gas, and mineral extraction on our public lands, and impose harsh restrictions on vital programs that our families depend on, Medicaid and children’s food programs. Additionally, the bill delays implementation of the methane polluter fee, a critical measure designed to hold major emitters accountable for their air pollution. Failure to meet methane reduction targets further endangers the health and welfare of families in frontline communities.
These changes will hit Low-income communities the hardest—communities that are already being impacted by environmental degradation, pollution, and systemic economic injustice.
Following this vote, GreenLatinos Founding President and CEO, Mark Magaña, released the following statement:
“This proposal sacrifices the health, safety, and stability of working-class families to solely benefit polluters and the ultra-wealthy at a time when the United States is grappling with rising inflation, ecosystem degradation, unprecedented climate disasters, and persistent gaps in healthcare access. This vote is clearly a step backward. It abandons our clean energy future, undermines public health protections, and exacerbates the inequities that the working-class communities struggle to overcome every day. The Reconciliation process is far from over. We urge the Senate to prioritize everyday Americans and reject this reckless reconciliation proposal.”
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GreenLatinos (NOTE: GreenLatinos is ONE WORD) is an active comunidad of Latino/a/e leaders, emboldened by the power and wisdom of our culture, united to demand equity and dismantle racism, resourced to win our environmental, conservation, and climate justice battles, and driven to secure our political, economic, cultural, and environmental liberation.
