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November 2022 Legislative Update

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November 2022 Legislative Update

In November, the National Wildlife Refuge Association continued to advocate for increased appropriations for the National Wildlife Refuge System (Refuge System) in fiscal year (FY) 2023. We led a letter signed by 62 organizations, including 17 Refuge Friends organizations, to appropriators requesting at least the funding levels of $574 million included in the House-passed version of the Department of the Interior Appropriations bill, and we signed a group letter requesting increased funding for environmental agencies that goes well above simply keeping pace with inflation.

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President Biden Signs Executive Orders on Arctic, Border Refuges, Marine Monuments

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President Biden Signs Executive Orders on Arctic, Border Refuges, Marine Monuments

On January 20, 2021, the United States of America swore in its new President, Joseph R. Biden, Jr, and its new Vice President, Kamala D. Harris. Along with the new Biden Administration, Vice President Harris also swore in three new Democratic Senators, flipping the upper chamber to Democratic control. Margins in both the House of Representatives and the Senate are razor-thin, meaning almost any legislation will require bipartisan support to pass.

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The Refuge Association Stands With Wildlife In Opposition To The Border Wall

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The Refuge Association Stands With Wildlife In Opposition To The Border Wall

Recently, NPR’s All Things Considered featured a story about the refuge lands that are threatened in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.  Our own Vice President of Government Affairs Caroline Brouwer was interviewed for the report.  I couldn’t be prouder of the work she is doing on behalf of wildlife, refuges, and you.  But she can’t do it alone.  I am asking you to take 7 minutes to listen to the story and ask, what more could you be doing to protect these important refuges?

Success For National Wildlife Refuges At The Border, But The Fight Is Not Over

Success For National Wildlife Refuges At The Border, But The Fight Is Not Over

On Tuesday, December 10th, a federal judge in El Paso, Texas blocked the Trump Administration from using more than $3.5 billion in military construction appropriations to build new border walls in national wildlife refuges and elsewhere at the U.S.-Mexico border. The nationwide injunction will halt projects, including the construction of more than 31 miles of unnecessary and destructive border wall across refuges like the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona.

Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge Handed Over In Order To Build Border Wall

Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge Handed Over In Order To Build Border Wall

In an outrageous move, the Trump Administration announced last night that the Interior Department is planning on transferring 560 acres of federal land to the military for border wall construction.  At least one wildlife refuge is impacted, but up to three could ultimately face a handover to the U.S. Army.  

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