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Americans Are Facing Utility Rate Hikes in the New Year Thanks to Trump and Republicans
January 21, 2026
Trump Says Affordability is a Con Job – But Utility Prices Are Up 16% in Pennsylvania
Washington, DC – Ahead of his speech in Pennsylvania, Trump has called affordability a “hoax” and a “con job,” and that utility prices are “way down.”
December 9, 2025
Trump’s Energy Crisis is Making Life Less Affordable for Americans Across the Country
Washington, D.C. – As Trump and Republicans play political games in Washington, Americans are already reeling from the impacts of Trump’s war on clean energy, which he made even worse by cancelling $8 billion in energy investments across the country.
October 6, 2025
Trump and Rep. Ryan Mackenzie’s War on Clean Energy Leads to More Layoffs in Lehigh Valley
Upper Macungie, Pennsylvania – Last week, Lehigh Valley Live reported that Gardner Cryogenics, a storage manufacturer for liquid helium and liquid hydrogen headquartered in Bethlehem, plans to cut 14 jobs from its Upper Macungie facility in November, with more anticipated workforce reduction before the end of the year. This is the second time in the past six months that clean […]
September 27, 2025
On Manufacturing Tours, PA Representatives Bresnahan and Mackenzie Celebrate Republican Tax Bill That’s Killing Jobs & Raising Energy Costs
PENNSYLVANIA — Last month, President Trump signed the Republican tax bill into law—a bill that is not only wildly unpopular with voters but will also cost Pennsylvania tens of thousands of energy manufacturing jobs in the next five years, and in turn drive up energy costs by hundreds of dollars. Now, Representatives Rob Bresnahan (PA-08) and Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07) are touting […]
August 6, 2025
Pennsylvania Republicans Betray Constituents, Vote to Raise Costs, Kill Jobs and Cut Investments in Pennsylvania
Washington, DC — Today, every Pennsylvania Republican Member of Congress voted for House Republicans’ extreme budget reconciliation bill—legislation that repeals clean energy investments and strips critical resources from Pennsylvania families, all while delivering new tax handouts to billionaires and big corporations. With a vote of 215-214, every vote cast by Republican members of Congress was […]
May 22, 2025
Trump’s War on Clean Energy Puts Thousands of Pennsylvania Jobs and Over $1 Billion in Investments at Risk
Pennsylvania — In just 100 days in office, President Trump’s tariffs, executive orders, and all-out assault on clean energy have put Pennsylvania’s clean energy economy at risk. Since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022, Pennsylvania has gained 4,962 new clean energy jobs and $1.34 billion in new private clean energy investments. Now, those jobs and these investments […]
April 30, 2025
Tax Day 2025: Last Call for Federal Home Energy Credits?
PENNSYLVANIA – This Tax Day, it’s a good time to highlight the important federal tax credits that are reducing home energy bills for thousands of Pennsylvania families and making electric vehicles more affordable. Key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) allow eligible taxpayers to receive federal tax credits for making energy efficiency and […]
April 15, 2025
ICYMI: Trump Administration Cuts Will Raise Utility Costs for Low-Income Wisconsinites
Madison, WI — The Trump administration fired the entire staff working on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) within the Department of Health and Human Services. LIHEAP has helped millions of low-income Americans save money on their utility bills since 1981. Congress previously approved $4.1 billion for the program for fiscal year 2025. “Too many […]
April 3, 2025
ICYMI: Trump Administration Cuts Will Raise Utility Costs for Georgia Families
Atlanta, GA — Yesterday, the Trump administration fired the entire staff working in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) within the Department of Health and Human Services, which has been helping low-income Americans save money on their utility bills since 1981. Congress previously approved $4.1 billion for the program for fiscal year 2025. “Far too many […]
April 3, 2025
ICYMI: Trump Administration Cuts Will Raise Utility Costs for Low-Income Arizonans
Phoenix, AZ — Yesterday, the Trump administration fired the entire staff working in the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) within the Department of Health and Human Services, which has been helping low-income Americans save money on their utility bills since 1981. Congress previously approved $4.1 billion for the program for fiscal year 2025. “Far too many […]
April 3, 2025