Friend, we’ve have just received word that the House is preparing to vote on H.R.1, what LCV has we’ve dubbed the Polluters Over People Act — THURSDAY.
This could be one of the most important environmental votes this year. The bill combines all of the worst anti-environment proposals from House Republicans into one horrific bill:
A massive increase in oil and gas drilling. Additional pipelines. Slashes to clean energy funding. And it guts the power of communities to push back on projects that affect them — while blocking Biden from being able to intervene.
We just can’t let this push through without a fight —
but we need your help. After months of back-to-back policy fights, LCV’s plan to push back against this harmful legislation requires resources we just don’t have right now.
A group of donors has put up an emergency triple match fund — so we’re asking:
Pitch in today. For a limited time, your support will go THREE TIMES as far. That means a gift of just $5 becomes $15 when you give right now.
This destructive bill does not offer real solutions to high energy costs, drives up the deficit, and would lock our nation into
decades of dirty, volatile fossil fuels, perpetuate the climate crisis, and cut communities out of the process, particularly communities of color and low-wealth communities unfairly exposed to the most pollution from fossil fuels.
The U.S.’s transition to affordable, clean energy is already underway, thanks to the clean energy plan President Biden signed last year. This fossil fuel handout being considered by the House would reverse this progress — it’s the last thing families, communities, and future generations need.
And the truth is, it’s likely this dirty bill passes the House. Republicans have numbered this bill “H.R.1” — a signal that it is their number one legislative priority. With a narrow Republican majority in the House, they likely have the votes they need — but the Polluters over People Act should be dead on arrival in the Senate.
What happens next
will depend on us. We can’t let this bill pick up any bipartisan support. We have to ensure it gets blocked in the Senate. That only happens when our movement stands up and says, “No.” And that only happens when we have the support of people like you. So please:
We need your help, %%FIRSTNAME%%. Can you help us reach our $40,000 fundraising goal? A group of donors is TRIPLE matching gifts right now, which means your support of the climate will go 3X as far. Even $5 will help our campaign >>
Thank you for joining us in this continued fight.
Onward,
Gene Karpinski
President
League of Conservation Voters