The report points to the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, a Democrat bill that, among other things, gave about $41 billion to the Environmental Protection Agency, four times its annual budget, $3 billion of which was for the environmental justice grants.
Anew Congressional report from House Republicans alleges that the Biden-Harris administration gave billions of taxpayer dollars to “Environmental Justice” grants for political reasons.
The Republican-led House Energy and Commerce Committee released a staff report Monday that laid out the allegations.
“As part of its radical rush-to-green agenda, the administration gave hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars to activists who also engage in political activities,” lawmakers behind the report said in a joint statement. “It was empowered to do so by congressional Democrats who jammed through legislation that was designed to rush money out the door as quickly as possible with no guards against waste, fraud, and abuse.”
The report points to the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, a Democrat bill that, among other things, gave about $41 billion to the Environmental Protection Agency, four times its annual budget, $3 billion of which was for the environmental justice grants.
The EPA defines environmental justice as “the just treatment and meaningful involvement of all people…” which includes making sure no groups are disproportionately impacted by environmental decisions.