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Utility Costs Are Skyrocketing and the Republican Rate Hike Will Make It Worse
Washington, D.C. — Utility costs are already skyrocketing across the country, and the Republican budget reconciliation bill will hike rates even more. Repealing clean energy tax credits would raise electricity prices for American households by more than $110 per year next year and nearly $400 in the next decade. Republican Senators still have a choice: protect clean energy incentives and lower costs for their constituents, or hike energy prices to pay for tax breaks for billionaires.
June 23, 2025
Senate Finance Committee Bill Text Would Hike Energy Costs, Destroy Jobs
Washington, D.C. — Republican members of the Senate Committee on Finance released their text for the budget reconciliation bill, which would raise energy costs and destroy manufacturing jobs in their own states and across the country.
June 16, 2025
ICYMI: Wall Street Journal: Tech Industry Fights to Save Clean-Energy Tax Credits
Washington, D.C. — The Wall Street Journal reported that leading tech and AI companies are fighting for the Senate to preserve clean energy tax credits and loan funding.
June 10, 2025
Republicans Sell out Constituents, Vote to Cut Jobs and Raise Energy Costs Nationwide
Washington, D.C. – Last week, Republicans in the House voted to pass a bill that will kill hundreds of thousands of jobs in their own districts and cause energy costs to skyrocket.
May 27, 2025
Republican Leaders Gut Clean Energy Manufacturing, Defying Their Republican Colleagues Who Have Called to Protect It
Washington, DC — Republican Leaders are pushing a reckless reconciliation bill that would gut America’s clean energy production, raising costs for families and killing hundreds of thousands of good-paying manufacturing jobs—even though Republican members of the House and Senate and Governors are on the record calling to protect these clean energy investments. This morning, Republicans in the House Ways and Means Committee advanced their reconciliation bill, which pulls the rug out from under clean energy industries.
May 14, 2025
Republican Ways and Means Committee Members Advance Clean Energy Repeal Bill that Jeopardizes Over 14,000 Jobs in Their Own Districts
Washington, D.C. — Today, Climate Power executive director Lori Lodes issued the following statement in response to the House Ways and Means Committee’s release of their long-awaited tax bill:
May 13, 2025
House GOP Sides with Extremists to Betray American Manufacturing in Signature Tax Bill
Washington, D.C. — Today, Climate Power executive director Lori Lodes issued the following statement in response to the House Ways and Means Committee’s release of their long-awaited tax bill:
May 12, 2025
ICYMI: Reuters: FEMA cuts emergency training under Trump as hurricane season looms
Washington, D.C. — Reuters reported that Trump has cut critical hurricane preparation programs, just three weeks before the start of hurricane season.
May 12, 2025
Trump Cuts Services That Protect Children From Toxic Chemicals
Washington, D.C. – The Trump administration plans to cancel critical funding that helps protect children from hazardous chemicals. Trump is also preparing to withdraw grants that help reduce the effects of wildfire smoke and keep forever chemicals out of our food. Climate Power Senior Advisor for Accountability Campaigns Alex Witt issued the following statement: “Donald […]
April 22, 2025
ICYMI: Republicans and Business Leaders Push Trump to Protect Clean Energy Tax Credits
Washington, D.C. – Today, the New York Times highlighted how Republican House Members and business leaders are calling on President Trump and House Ways and Means Committee leadership to protect the clean energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act. The credits have driven a clean energy and manufacturing boom - disproportionately creating jobs and driving investment in Republican districts.
March 17, 2025