Clean Energy Jobs Are Booming in States Represented by GOP Leaders
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Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, Senate Republicans elected new Senate leadership: Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-WY), GOP Conference Chair Tom Cotton (R-AR), Chair of GOP Policy Committee Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Vice Chairman of GOP Policy Committee James Lankford (R-OK), and Chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee Tim Scott (R-SC). The states represented by every member of GOP Senate Leadership have benefited from clean energy jobs and investments in their communities.
“Clean energy investments are creating good-paying jobs and revitalizing local economies all across the country, especially in red states,” said Climate Power executive director Lori Lodes. “Look at Oklahoma, South Carolina, or West Virginia – deeply Republican states that have embraced clean energy investments and the billions of dollars in local investments that are creating thousands of jobs. Republican senators know firsthand the importance of continuing clean energy investments and protecting the good-paying jobs that are transforming their states.”
The clean energy plan has created good-paying jobs and sparked investments in clean energy nationwide, including:
- More than 149,000 good-paying jobs in states represented by Republican senators and over $142 billion in investments in those states.
- 5,868 new clean energy jobs and over $1 billion in investments in Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s home state of West Virginia.
- 6,710 new clean energy jobs and over $4 billion in investments in Sen. James Lankford’s home state of Oklahoma.
- 18,124 new clean energy jobs and over $15 billion in investments in Sen. Tim Scott’s home state of South Carolina.
- 1,350 new clean energy jobs and over $1 billion in investments in Sen. John Thune’s home state of South Dakota.
- 1,000 new clean energy jobs and over $3 billion in investments in Sen. John Barrasso’s home state of Wyoming.
- 218 new clean energy jobs and over $1.6 billion in investments in Sen. Tom Cotton’s home state of Arkansas.