Bipartisan senators decry cuts to Army Corps, Reclamation
Senate lawmakers blasted the Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 budget proposal for agencies charged with major water infrastructure projects, and they vowed to secure more money for both the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development on Wednesday reviewed proposed budgets for both agencies, with senators from both parties criticizing the president’s desired cuts. “We’re probably going to have to start over with this budget, gentlemen. I’m not telling you anything that you don’t know,” Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kenendy, who chairs the subcommittee, said as he ended Tuesday’s hearing. “It’s just not realistic,” he added, noting he otherwise supports cuts put forth by the Office of Management and Budget. “I just know that the appetite for the work that you all do and the necessity of it. I’m just being realistic.”
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