Reps. Mike Lawler and Nick Lalota Betray New Yorkers, Vote to Put Nearly 30,000 Clean Energy Jobs in New York on the Chopping Block

Washington, DC — Today, Reps. Mike Lawler and Nick Lalota voted for House Republicans’ extreme budget reconciliation bill—legislation that repeals America’s clean energy investments and strips critical resources from New York 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 a deciding vote that propelled this legislation forward. 

Reps. Lawler and Lalota’s vote directly threatens $115 billion in clean energy investment and 28,964 good-paying clean energy jobs in New York by repealing the clean energy tax credits of 2022. Despite previously calling on their colleagues to protect the clean energy tax credits, Lawler and Lalota are now putting corporate giveaways ahead of New York workers, manufacturers, and families. 

“Reps. Lawler and Lalota and House Republicans just voted to create an American energy crisis. These same members have celebrated ribbon cuttings, touted new projects, and promised to protect the very investments they just voted to eliminate. This is a reckless betrayal of their constituents, done to appease Donald Trump and billionaire donors,” said Climate Power Executive Director Lori Lodes. “But this fight isn’t over. Senate Republicans have made it clear the House bill is unacceptable. Every single House member who voted to risk jobs in their districts, drive up costs, and threaten made-in-America energy will have to answer for that vote back home.”

The GOP bill would raise energy costs by $122 in New York and devastate American clean energy manufacturing while ripping away health care from millions and driving up the deficit—all to pay for another round of tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy. 

Republicans’ extreme bill will put all these gains at risk by gutting clean energy tax incentives, creating an American energy crisis. Since President Trump’s election, New York’s 1st District has already seen one project that would create 800 good-paying jobs delayed as a result of Trump’s tariffs and war on clean energy. 

The full list of clean energy investments under threat from the Republican repeal bill is available here.