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Progressive ‘Filibreather’ Begins To Protest GOP Assault On Climate, Air, Water | ThinkProgress has received word from the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition — a group of 48 representatives organized to advance clean energy, fight climate change, and protect the environment — that they and other progressive members of Congress are filibustering the Republican environmental budget bill on the House floor, HR 2584. The bill drastically slashes the budget of the EPA, and contains dozens of provisions that block Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act action against threats to public health. The bill has been offered under an open rule, which allows members to offer an unlimited number of amendments to the bill. Participants in the “filibreather” can each speak for five minutes, allowing them to block consideration of this toxic budget bill for an indefinite period.