ICYMI: ANALYSIS: Reconciliation Bill Risks Devastating Job Losses in Every U.S. State if Senate Fails to Change Course

Lansing, Mich. – A new report released today by the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) highlights the massive job losses that will occur if the current federal budget reconciliation bill is approved by the U.S. Senate.

According to the SEIA analysis, “330,000 current and future jobs across the country could be at risk if the reconciliation bill is enacted without changes.” The report’s state-by-state analysis notes that Michigan stands to lose 7,500 jobs in the solar industry.

The analysis also found that “the House-passed tax bill could trigger the closure or cancellation of 331 factories and erase $286 billion in local investment in American communities” while increasing utility bills across the nation by $51 billion.

“Lost jobs in every single state are a recipe for disaster for American families, businesses, and the U.S. economy,” said SEIA president and CEO Abigail Ross Hopper in a statement released with the report. “From Texas and California to Florida and Illinois, lawmakers will put Americans nationwide out of work if this legislation becomes law, plain and simple. Axing energy jobs means shuttered U.S. factories, canceled local investments, and energy shortfalls nationwide. We hope that U.S. Senators won’t let their constituents lose their livelihoods on their watch.”

U.S. Reps. Tom Barrett and John James both joined their Republican colleagues in voting for the bill in the House, where it passed by a single vote, despite the devastation it would cause to Michigan’s growing clean energy economy.

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