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Hearing An Overview of the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript · 11 transcript matches
ROSS, DEBORAH K. "Oh, and you are just obfuscating the situation for your own political benefit. Clean energy is an entire sector that has benefited this country. It has weaned us off of fossil fuel and it has created jobs. This administration has declared war on clean energy. It is my time. You only speak when I ask you a question. It has declared war on clean energy. It has cost jobs. It is risking our environment. I have not taken any objection to making sure we do things more efficiently. I want to do that. I've practiced energy law and represented almost every sector."
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and the Fiscal Year 2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript · 10 transcript matches
LEVIN, MIKE "They made these really smart investments in the supply chain, so it's cheap for them to do it. And they also care a great deal about having an export-dominant clean energy supply chain, just as we presumably did and should again. Energy dominance ought to mean clean energy. It ought to mean every kind of"
Hearing Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio), “Expanding the Fast Track Act of 2026.’’ • H.R. 9640 (Rep. Wittman), “Earth...
house Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript · 9 transcript matches
HUFFMAN, JARED "Because everyone out there in the real world says it, they're screaming about it. But is this one of those terminal defenses that if you acknowledged it, that you'd get in trouble? Let's stick to that then. Because within your portfolio, there's still some political games being played when it comes to clean energy. And we have seen all sorts of barriers thrown in the way of clean energy projects. We have seen, in fact, instead of helping move large projects forward, we have companies that have paid hundreds of millions of dollars for offshore wind leases. And instead of helping them move it..."
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Bill
house Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee · May 15, 2026 · Transcript · 8 transcript matches
LEVIN, MIKE "and I can just tell you, I personally am quite disappointed that we couldn't get there with a bipartisan bill here. I really hope that we will. I am so grateful for the chairman's sincere efforts to get there and for the ranking member's sincere efforts. I associate myself with Chairman Cole's comments, and I really hope that we can get there, and Ranking Member DeLauro as well. I know that we all were hoping that it would happen, and I will just say a couple of things because I hope there are areas where I can find common ground. The United States, China, they are not waiting for America..."
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Preliminary Data on the IRA Residential Clean Energy Credit
Legal Sidebar · Apr 13, 2026
In August 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released preliminary 2023 data on the residential clean energy credit (RCEC) and the energy efficient home improvement credit (EEHIC). The credits...
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EPA’s Clean Energy Incentive Program: Background and Legal Developments
Reports · Aug 29, 2016
In 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the Clean Energy Incentive Program (CEIP) as a voluntary complement to its regulatory program known as the Clean Power Plan (CPP)....
Hearing Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript · 6 transcript matches
WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON "but your budget goes out of its way to provide fewer resources to our states. Most managers at our nation's wildlife refuges report that they don't have the resources and staff to fulfill their missions. Democrats and Republicans are eager to see the permitting process move faster. Fish and Wildlife Service staff often play a key role in permitting. How do we expedite permitting processes if staff and resources aren't there? You've also let Fish and Wildlife get wrapped up in the administration's fraudulent war on low-cost clean energy. This administration blockades clean energy on purpose to..."
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Clean Energy Standard: Summary and Analysis of S. 2146
Reports · May 9, 2012
U.S. policymakers have considered and deliberated on several policy designs that could potentially reduce energy-related carbon emissions. In his 2011 State of the Union address, President Obama...
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EPA’s Affordable Clean Energy Rule: In Brief
Reports · Oct 15, 2020
In 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed its reconsideration of a Clean Air Act (CAA) rulemaking for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from existing fossil-fuel-fired power...
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Electricity Portfolio Standards: Background, Design Elements, and Policy Considerations
Reports · Oct 21, 2020
Electricity portfolio standards, such as renewable portfolio standards and clean energy standards, are policies aimed at changing the energy sources used to generate electricity. Supporters identify...
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How Is Primary Energy Defined and Used?
Reports · Nov 19, 2024
A fundamental consideration in energy policy debates is the amount of primary energy—from oil, coal, nuclear power, renewables, and other resources—produced and consumed in the United States and...
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Tax Credit Transfers and Direct Payments in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Resources · Aug 29, 2024
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA; P.L. 117-169) created or modified 20 energy-related income tax credits. These credits subsidize clean or efficient energy production and usage by individuals...
Hearing The Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Energy Budget.
house Energy Subcommittee · Apr 16, 2026 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
CHRIS WRIGHT "We just have to operate two grids now and build all sorts of new transmission infrastructure. The states that have passed renewable portfolio standards and pushed what Representative Castor calls clean energy, they have 50 percent higher average electricity prices than the states that didn't force that. So when we talk about clean energy or cheap energy, you've got to look at the system cost, we've got to look at numbers, and we should look at facts. I know everybody wants to scream and make unbased accusations, but let's just talk about the facts"
Hearing American Global Competitiveness at 250: Legislative Proposals to Secure U.S. Technology Leadership.
house Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee · Jun 30, 2026 · Transcript · 5 transcript matches
CASTOR, KATHY "And all of that taken together, at this point in time, I truly fear that America is falling behind China, the EU, other economies when it comes to clean energy technology. And that means that that is putting our workers, our communities, our businesses at risk if we allow this to continue. And right now, if you think about clean energy technologies, our own government is stamping out the cultivation, all of that innovation that we want to own in the market, in the marketplace. The Trump administration has canceled fully permitted clean energy projects and research on batteries, on solar, on..."
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Loan Guarantees for Clean Energy Technologies: Goals, Concerns, and Policy Options
Reports · Jan 17, 2012
Government guaranteed debt is a financial tool that has been used to support a number of federal policy objectives: home ownership, higher education, and small business development, among others....
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Clean Energy Standards: Selected Issues for the 117th Congress
Reports · Nov 2, 2021
For many years, policies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have been of interest to Congress. Congressional and constituent interest continues in the 117th Congress. One option to reduce GHG...
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India: Climate Change Issues
Resources · Dec 5, 2023
Global climate change presents multiple challenges to India. The country is faced with meeting its energy and economic development needs, reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and addressing...
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The Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP): In Brief
Reports · Oct 7, 2021
The Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP) is a policy aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the electric power sector. Details of the program were included in House Committee on...
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The Section 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit
Resources · Nov 7, 2024
P.L. 117-169, commonly known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), enacted a new tax credit for the production of component parts and critical minerals used in clean energy equipment. The...
Hearing Legislative Hearing on the following bills: • H.R. 301 (Rep. Maloy), “Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act” or the “GEO Act” • H.R. 398 (Rep....
house Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee · Dec 16, 2025 · Request transcript
Testimony ROSS, DEBORAH K.
An Overview of the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Requ...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Oh, and you are just obfuscating the situation for your own political benefit. Clean energy is an entire sector that has benefited this country. It has weaned us off of fossil fuel and it has created jobs. This administration has declared war on clean energy. It is my time. You only speak when I ask you a question. It has declared war on clean energy. It has cost jobs. It is risking our environment. I have not taken any objection to making sure we do things more efficiently. I want to do that...."
Hearing Markup of: • H.R. 1501 (Rep. Shreve), “Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025” • H.R. 1687 (Rep. Fulcher), “Committing Leases for Energy Access...
house Natural Resources Committee · Apr 21, 2026 · Request transcript
Witness Ms. Christina Hayes
Americans for a Clean Energy Grid · 1 hearing
Hearing Trash to Treasure: Examining Legislation to Support Domestic Critical Mineral Recovery and Recycling
house Environment Subcommittee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
LANDSMAN, GREG "Yeah, I think the latter is really important because everything's here already. And that in and of itself makes such a huge difference. Many critical minerals are key components of batteries for cost-cutting clean energy technologies such as energy storage, solar panels, and electric vehicles. As part of the One Big Beautiful Bill, there were over $500 billion in cuts to key investments in clean energy work. These clean energy tax credits helped create strong domestic demand in the United States for critical minerals, which is essential to our critical mineral supply chain. As part of the One..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Environmental Protection Agency.
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON "the underlying climate risk that is driving that whole cascade. Even though they knew, they deployed fraud and corruption to blockade. Another cost going up for consumers is electricity bills. This is driven in part by the fossil fuel industry's plot to subvert the powers of government to keep inexpensive clean energy off the grid. Ask any grid operator. Inexpensive clean energy runs first on the grid because it's inexpensive. As demand climbs, the grid then goes to more and more expensive fossil fuel plants, which raise and raise the grid price and consumer costs go up and up. The point of..."
Hearing Nuclear Permitting Reform: Legislation to Advance Efficient Licensing
house Energy Subcommittee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript · 4 transcript matches
CASTOR, KATHY "Congress' vision when we passed the Bipartisan Advance Act in 2024. The President illegally fired NRC Chairman Chris Hansen last June. Other NRC Commissioners have appeared before our committee and warned that they could be fired at any time by the President if they refuse to rubber-stamp a nuclear reactor. Republicans have been silent as DOGE-affiliated interlopers with experience in nuclear safety have forced out career safety experts. The NRC has lost nearly 500 professional staff since the President took office. We also can't forget that NRC licensing is just one piece of the federal..."
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2022 Invocation of the Defense Production Act for Large-Capacity Batteries: In Brief
Reports · May 27, 2022
On March 31, 2022, President Joseph R. Biden issued Presidential Determination No. 2022-11, invoking authorities under Section 303 of the Defense Production Act (DPA) and directing the Department of...
Testimony LEVIN, MIKE
Fiscal Year 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Bil...
house Appropriations Committee · May 15, 2026
"and I can just tell you, I personally am quite disappointed that we couldn't get there with a bipartisan bill here. I really hope that we will. I am so grateful for the chairman's sincere efforts to get there and for the ranking member's sincere efforts. I associate myself with Chairman Cole's comments, and I really hope that we can get there, and Ranking Member DeLauro as well. I know that we all were hoping that it would happen, and I will just say a couple of things because I hope there are..."
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Tax Credit Bonds: Overview and Analysis
Reports · Apr 1, 2021
Nearly all state and local governments sell bonds to finance public projects and certain qualified private activities. The federal government subsidizes state and local bond issuances through a...
Testimony LANDSMAN, GREG
Trash to Treasure: Examining Legislation to Support Domestic Critical ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"Yeah, I think the latter is really important because everything's here already. And that in and of itself makes such a huge difference. Many critical minerals are key components of batteries for cost-cutting clean energy technologies such as energy storage, solar panels, and electric vehicles. As part of the One Big Beautiful Bill, there were over $500 billion in cuts to key investments in clean energy work. These clean energy tax credits helped create strong domestic demand in the United..."
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Recent Developments in the Federal Multipronged Approach to Solar and Wind Energy
Posts · Oct 3, 2023
In the opening days of the Biden Administration, the President issued Executive Order 14008, directing the Administration to focus on actions to address climate change. In the wake of this directive,...
Hearing Oversight hearing titled "Beneath the Surface: Earth MRI and America's Resource Potential"
house Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee · Jun 25, 2026 · Transcript · 3 transcript matches
SPEAKER_01 "Thank you so much. I yield back. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm from southern Arizona, which means that my constituents are facing relentless heat waves and sky-high energy bills, both driven by our over-reliance on fossil fuels. We must transition to clean energy, and quickly. My constituents also recognize that we will need certain minerals for the clean energy technology that will drive this transition, but the mining industry does not have a great history in our state. The industry has displaced and destroyed tribal communities and cultural heritage, and left a path of destruction in its..."
Testimony SPEAKER_01
Oversight hearing titled "Beneath the Surface: Earth MRI and America's...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"Thank you so much. I yield back. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'm from southern Arizona, which means that my constituents are facing relentless heat waves and sky-high energy bills, both driven by our over-reliance on fossil fuels. We must transition to clean energy, and quickly. My constituents also recognize that we will need certain minerals for the clean energy technology that will drive this transition, but the mining industry does not have a great history in our state. The industry has..."
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
Trash to Treasure: Examining Legislation to Support Domestic Critical ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"domestic critical material supply chains. It's important for our economy and national security and necessary for the transition to cleaner and cheaper energy, particularly at a time when the Trump administration and congressional Republicans have gone to war against clean energy. It's time Republicans join us in supporting clean energy rather than continually targeting it. And Democrats secured important down payments in the bipartisan infrastructure law and the Inflation Reduction Act. The..."
Testimony WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal...
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"the underlying climate risk that is driving that whole cascade. Even though they knew, they deployed fraud and corruption to blockade. Another cost going up for consumers is electricity bills. This is driven in part by the fossil fuel industry's plot to subvert the powers of government to keep inexpensive clean energy off the grid. Ask any grid operator. Inexpensive clean energy runs first on the grid because it's inexpensive. As demand climbs, the grid then goes to more and more expensive..."
Testimony HUFFMAN, JARED
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Because everyone out there in the real world says it, they're screaming about it. But is this one of those terminal defenses that if you acknowledged it, that you'd get in trouble? Let's stick to that then. Because within your portfolio, there's still some political games being played when it comes to clean energy. And we have seen all sorts of barriers thrown in the way of clean energy projects. We have seen, in fact, instead of helping move large projects forward, we have companies that have..."
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
Trash to Treasure: Examining Legislation to Support Domestic Critical ...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Critical minerals are the building blocks of many modern technologies, from our cell phones to clean energy technologies like electric vehicles and solar panels. And as the world continues to shift towards clean energy to reduce costs, the demand for these minerals will continue to increase. And that's why it's vital that we work to bolster our domestic critical mineral supply chain. And as we do that, we must also focus on critical mineral recycling and recovery that..."
Testimony CHRIS WRIGHT
The Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Energy Budget.
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Apr 16, 2026
"We just have to operate two grids now and build all sorts of new transmission infrastructure. The states that have passed renewable portfolio standards and pushed what Representative Castor calls clean energy, they have 50 percent higher average electricity prices than the states that didn't force that. So when we talk about clean energy or cheap energy, you've got to look at the system cost, we've got to look at numbers, and we should look at facts. I know everybody wants to scream and make..."
Testimony LEVIN, MIKE
Fiscal Year 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Bil...
house Appropriations Committee · May 15, 2026
"Beijing. And if we want to compete, and I believe we must compete, there's nothing political about it. This is our economy. This is our strategic power in the world. We have got to take down the roadblocks to solar, to batteries, to advanced nuclear, and yes, to even wind that are currently up and that have been put up in the last year. And with that, when we take those boundaries down, we will also build the workforce that can compete. And this is the most important global energy transition..."
Testimony SPEAKER_00
Rules of the Road: Examining Legislation to Modernize the Clean Air Ac...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"That meant good jobs in your states. Folks in Michigan, Texas, Nevada, California, Kentucky, Georgia, and Ohio were benefiting from record job growth in clean energy, clean vehicle, and battery manufacturing and charging infrastructure assembly until last year when President Trump and his administration made it clear that he wanted to prioritize his big oil buddies over the economic welfare and health of Americans. Last year, President Trump and the EPA repealed crucial standards that would..."
Hearing Rules of the Road: Examining Legislation to Modernize the Clean Air Act's Mobile Source Requirements
house Environment Subcommittee · Jun 3, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SPEAKER_00 "That meant good jobs in your states. Folks in Michigan, Texas, Nevada, California, Kentucky, Georgia, and Ohio were benefiting from record job growth in clean energy, clean vehicle, and battery manufacturing and charging infrastructure assembly until last year when President Trump and his administration made it clear that he wanted to prioritize his big oil buddies over the economic welfare and health of Americans. Last year, President Trump and the EPA repealed crucial standards that would steadily increase the availability of cleaner, more fuel-efficient"
Hearing Subcommittee Markup of Six Pieces of Legislation
house Energy Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
SCHRIER, KIM "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am proud to co-lead the Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act with Congressman Griffith. A bipartisan bill that cuts red tape, lowers energy costs, and brings clean energy onto the grid faster. Even when no one is even contesting a project, nuclear regulators are still required to hold mandatory hearings that take away thousands of staff hours and increase costs when"
Hearing AI and the Grid: Meeting Growing Power Demand While Protecting Ratepayers
house Energy Subcommittee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
PALLONE, FRANK "relentless attack against cleaner and cheaper energy, and these actions are resulting in our nation becoming less energy secure. Making matters worse, data centers fueling artificial intelligence technologies are throwing the grid into a generation crisis. At a time when we need almost all the energy we can get, Republicans have proceeded with their illogical war on clean energy, dedicating themselves to taking vital sources of power off the grid, and American families are paying the price. Last year, Republicans used reconciliation to wreck our power grid and repeal billions of tax..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife.
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON "The right whale inhabits offshore wind territory, and is a useful tool to attack clean energy. You all use fake concern about one whale to suppress oil and gas's clean energy rival, You all use fake concern about one whale to suppress oil and gas's clean energy"
Hearing Subcommittee Markup of Eight Pieces of Legislation
house Energy Subcommittee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
MATSUI, DORIS O. "Democrats know the electric grid needed major upgrades to meet growing demand. That's why Democrats invested billions of dollars in building the next generation of clean energy infrastructure when we were in control. And for years, we warned that failing to make those investments would drive electricity costs even"
Hearing • H.R. 3276 (Rep. Dingell), “Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act of 2025” • H.R. 3925 (Rep. Obernolte), “Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 10, 2026 · Transcript · 2 transcript matches
HUFFMAN, JARED "forward. And a good example of how we can work together through legitimate concerns and ultimately produce a better and more widely supported bill. With that, Mr. Chairman, I am looking forward to a rapid voting process, and I yield back. push back a little bit on some of the fantastical narrative we just heard, attacking clean energy. Since my colleague is so concerned about protecting birds, I assume he is very concerned about house cats. I assume that he's very concerned about buildings, which are two of the largest sources of bird mortality in the nation, like overwhelmingly, and he..."
Testimony KAPTUR, MARCY
Fiscal Year 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Bil...
house Appropriations Committee · May 15, 2026
"I cannot compliment enough those folks across our country who work on creating sound, clean, competitive advances in fusion energy, in thermal energy, in nuclear energy, in clean energy, and in many new forms of energy that are arising from the creativity and innovation of the American people in biofuels, in building materials, in geothermal, and in energy conservation. I was going to ask Scott to hold up a second chart that has to do with the cost of"
Testimony SCHRIER, KIM
Subcommittee Markup of Six Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am proud to co-lead the Efficient Nuclear Licensing Hearings Act with Congressman Griffith. A bipartisan bill that cuts red tape, lowers energy costs, and brings clean energy onto the grid faster. Even when no one is even contesting a project, nuclear regulators are still required to hold mandatory hearings that take away thousands of staff hours and increase costs when"
Hearing Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026 · Transcript
LEVIN, MIKE "the department warned that a destabilized climate could destabilize the geopolitical environment and create new security risks abroad. That assessment has been echoed by military leaders ever since. At the same time, energy demand is surging. Prices are climbing for families across the country. The sources we can build fastest and that can keep our constituents' energy bills in check include clean energy. Getting more of it onto the grid is squarely international and economic security interests. That's why I'm concerned that the review process for wind energy projects has effectively stalled..."
Hearing Full Committee Markup
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 21, 2026 · Transcript
LOFGREN, ZOE "The Geo Power Act continues this committee's tradition of developing good bipartisan energy legislation aimed at diversifying our clean energy sources and tackling the climate crisis. Yesterday, the House passed the Next Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act in an overwhelming bipartisan"
Hearing Hearings to examine the next 250, focusing on small businesses leading the way.
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Aug 5, 2026 · Transcript
MARKEY, EDWARD J. "today, this year. DOE has admitted their decision was not based on performance, cost, or any other substance. It was pure political punishment. American people are being denied government services because of how they choose to exercise their democratic rights. They are being denied lower energy bills, denied the ability to get a paycheck for clean energy work, and denied a more energy grid all thanks to this political hatchet job. But it's not just energy. The White House is currently proposing to politicize and weaponize all federal grants through the Office of Management and Budget. Donald..."
Hearing Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2027 for the Department of the Interior.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript
HEINRICH, MARTIN "Even the courts have said that the Department of Interior needs to stop illegally stalling wind and solar projects, and yet there are still no projects moving to construction. Instead of trying to appeal this recent decision or defy it, the Department of Energy needs to comply with the court's order. Start approving permits for clean energy projects on federal lands, and if there is any hope of Congress passing bipartisan permitting reform, the administration needs to make use of the permitting system that we have instead of trying to break it. I know the American people care about all of..."
Hearing Hearings to examine how the BLM land use planning process under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) affects permitting for energy,...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Nov 19, 2025 · Transcript
GALLEGO, RUBEN "administration to reverse course. Turning to Mr. Kenna, in your testimony, you mentioned that when you were Arizona State Director, you worked on a plan called the Restoration Design Energy Project. That plan improved opportunities for renewable energy development while taking advantage of hard rock mine reclamation sites. Can you talk about how you how you approached the development of the plan and how did you balance the multiple use requirements, including clean energy deployment? And you kind of talked about this, which is also very important for Arizona, because we have 22 federally..."
Hearing Mark-up of: • H.R. 309 (Rep. Nehls), “National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act” • H.R. 1693 (Rep....
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
HUFFMAN, JARED "they should be willing to work with Democrats on reining in this disastrous war of choice in Iran that has caused prices to skyrocket for food and fuel and basic necessities all over this country. They should stop him from slapping allies with tariffs that have already made the cost of living a crisis and are about to make it worse. Here in this committee, they could be going after the war profiteers in the oil and gas industry that are plundering our public lands and waters and then price gouging American families on top of it. They could be standing up to Trump's war on affordable,..."
Hearing An oversight hearing to examine the Federal Regulatory Commission.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Transcript
HEINRICH, MARTIN "I recently released a report on how this administration is waging a war on cheap, clean energy, and the impact of that is rising energy costs. The administration is slow-walking installing 73 gigawatts, think about that, gigawatts of solar, 43 gigawatts of storage, 30 gigawatts of onshore wind, and 16 gigawatts of offshore"
Hearing Full Committee Markup of Twenty-Nine Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 20, 2026 · Transcript
PALLONE, FRANK "They represent a shared commitment to finding creative and efficient ways to boost our domestic critical mineral supply and reduce our dependence on foreign adversaries, namely China, for the minerals we need to power the transition to cost-cutting clean energy. And these bills are a win for our environment and a win for the domestic supply chain, promoting resource efficiency and reducing the need to mine new"
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.365 and H.R.1729, bills to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to allow for...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript
HEINRICH, MARTIN "half, this administration has consistently sought to roll back the nation's programs on climate, on clean energy, on land conservation, and stewardship, and on environmental protection. It has also waged a war on the West by trying to sell public lands and erase our history from our national parks and monuments. I have no reason to believe that these"
Hearing Hearings to examine the nomination of Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of Labor.
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript
HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W. "Thank you for taking time to meet with me. We talked a little bit about apprenticeships. The administration has said their intent to expand the number of apprenticeships to eventually reach a million. Many apprentices were pulled off their jobs when the administration canceled various infrastructure projects, clean energy projects. I think we do need novel solutions to get more apprenticeships in"
Hearing The Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027
house Budget Committee · Jul 16, 2026 · Transcript
AMO, GABE "tanks, and it would start restoring some of the roughly 1.7 million construction jobs threatened by Republicans' war on clean energy. Unlike the Republicans' plan, I'm not saddling working families in the nation with higher costs and more debt. My amendment is paid for by making the uber-wealthy and corporations pay their fair share, including the president. I urge my Republican colleagues to see the light. Stop jacking up costs on Americans that are barely scraping by. Stop blindly following Trump's campaign to increase costs, carry on a chaotic war, and hurt our democracy. A vote for my..."
Hearing Hearings to examine behind the label, focusing on foreign ownership and control in America's drug supply chain.
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jul 15, 2026 · Transcript
STEPHEN EZELL "And there's another unfair strategy, intentional Chinese obscuration about the true ownership nature or CCP or PLA links of Chinese companies servicing the US pharmaceutical supply chain. Recent ITF reports have documented such Chinese false flagging or brand obfuscation in sectors from aerospace to clean energy to biotechnology, as China directs its companies to downplay the company's home country identity when they operate in the United States. ITF's written testimony provided several case studies in the biotechnology"
Hearing Subcommittee Markup of Seven Pieces of Legislation
house Environment Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Transcript
PALLONE, FRANK "So starting with the critical mineral bills, domestic recycling as still viable critical minerals represents a creative and efficient way to reduce our dependence on foreign adversaries, namely China, for the critical minerals we need to power modern technologies and cost-cutting clean energy. And when we talk about bolstering our domestic critical mineral supply chain, it's vital that we also consider opportunities to boost recycling and recovery that increase resource efficiency, reduce the need for new mine materials, and reduce waste. Since the June subcommittee hearing, we've worked with..."
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.1547, to amend title 54, United States Code, to reauthorize the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript
SPEAKER_12 "energy efficiency, and continued support for the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation. Clean energy is important, but we must be practical. Our hospital cannot run on"
Hearing Hearings to examine the state of the U.S. Territories.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026 · Transcript
HENRY HOFSCHNEIDER "energy efficiency, and continued support for the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation. Clean energy is important, but we must be practical. Our hospital cannot run on"
Hearing Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026 · Transcript
MEEKS, GREGORY W. "This initiative at the State Department, which began under Secretary Blinken and President Biden, is a smart and responsible way to promote U.S. civil nuclear leadership around the world. In particular, it promotes new small modular reactor technology that could provide enormous and cost-efficient amount of clean energy if deployed at scale. So I agree with this amendment. I support"
Hearing Oversight of Prudential Regulators
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 4, 2026 · Transcript
SHERMAN, BRAD "us in the right direction in terms of mark-to-market for held for sale securities, but there needs to be a comprehensive review of interest rate risk, looking not only at held to maturity securities, but even very long-term non-marketable securities. The proposals for Basel III have had a number of improvements in the area of clean energy credits, some progress in private mortgage insurance, and a whole lot of progress in dealing with the capital markets and fee income, so at least the regulators and your predecessors and you have listened to us. Mr. Hampton, you talk about government..."
Hearing H.R. 8870, Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America's 250th Act (BUILD America 250 Act); and other matters cleared...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · May 21, 2026 · Transcript
UNKNOWN "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My amendment would create a targeted carve-out for individuals earning under $75,000 when it comes to new federal EV taxes and road user fees. This is consistent with the income cap for other clean energy tax credits and targets families making a modest income who make up a large part of our middle class. For many families in this range, they are some of the most financially burdened by increasing housing costs, higher transportation expenses, and everyday cost of"
Hearing Hearings to examine the American Entrepreneurship for 250 Years: Driving Innovation, Growth, and Opportunity.
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Apr 29, 2026 · Transcript
MARKEY, EDWARD J. "Thank you, Madam Chair, so much, and thanks to all our witnesses. From cobblestone streets to America's high-tech highway, Route 128, Massachusetts has been the nation's road map for revolution. From the American Revolution 250 years ago in Concord and Lexington to the revolutions of today in clean energy and biotech and health care education, Massachusetts is a pioneering state. The historic shot at Lexington and Concord has turned into life-saving shots in arms to prevent COVID-19 and moonshots to cure Alzheimer's. That's no accident. Massachusetts embodies America's entrepreneurial spirit..."
Testimony CASTOR, KATHY
The Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Energy Budget.
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Apr 16, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Secretary, one of the reasons that hardworking Americans are grappling with higher energy bills right now is what you did when you took office at the Department of Energy in canceling so many clean energy projects and grid reliability projects. When you took office, you killed over 350 new energy projects and threatened over 300 more with"
Testimony LEVIN, MIKE
Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Bill
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"the department warned that a destabilized climate could destabilize the geopolitical environment and create new security risks abroad. That assessment has been echoed by military leaders ever since. At the same time, energy demand is surging. Prices are climbing for families across the country. The sources we can build fastest and that can keep our constituents' energy bills in check include clean energy. Getting more of it onto the grid is squarely international and economic security..."
Testimony CASTOR, KATHY
Nuclear Permitting Reform: Legislation to Advance Efficient Licensing
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"Congress' vision when we passed the Bipartisan Advance Act in 2024. The President illegally fired NRC Chairman Chris Hansen last June. Other NRC Commissioners have appeared before our committee and warned that they could be fired at any time by the President if they refuse to rubber-stamp a nuclear reactor. Republicans have been silent as DOGE-affiliated interlopers with experience in nuclear safety have forced out career safety experts. The NRC has lost nearly 500 professional staff since the..."
Testimony LEVIN, MIKE
Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and ...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"They made these really smart investments in the supply chain, so it's cheap for them to do it. And they also care a great deal about having an export-dominant clean energy supply chain, just as we presumably did and should again. Energy dominance ought to mean clean energy. It ought to mean every kind of"
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
The Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Energy Budget.
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Apr 16, 2026
"Last month, energy prices caused inflation to reach its highest level in two years. And tens of millions of Americans are already struggling to afford their power bills. And last year, utilities requested $31 billion in rate hikes. And rather than trying to soften the blow for Americans, the Department of Energy, under your leadership, has only made things worse. DOE has attacked energy efficiency standards, canceled or delayed clean energy projects, slowed down important cost-saving programs..."
Testimony LOFGREN, ZOE
Full Committee Markup
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"The Geo Power Act continues this committee's tradition of developing good bipartisan energy legislation aimed at diversifying our clean energy sources and tackling the climate crisis. Yesterday, the House passed the Next Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act in an overwhelming bipartisan"
Testimony JOYCE, JOHN
Nuclear Permitting Reform: Legislation to Advance Efficient Licensing
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"Already in places like my home state of Pennsylvania, we are seeing the expansion of nuclear generation. Just over 100 miles from where we're sitting here today, Constellation Energy is well on their way to bringing the Crane Clean Energy Center back online. America has an advantage over France,"
Testimony SPEAKER_25
Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and ...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"This bill also continues the President's bizarre war on wind power by opposing additional fees on offshore wind projects, disincentivizing the production of new energy sources. Generating more energy is key to bringing down costs, and investing in clean energy is how we prepare for the future. This administration is instead punishing clean energy companies that innovate while rewarding fossil fuel companies that pollute. This administration is instead punishing clean energy companies that..."
Testimony MARKEY, EDWARD J.
Hearings to examine the next 250, focusing on small businesses leading...
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Aug 5, 2026
"today, this year. DOE has admitted their decision was not based on performance, cost, or any other substance. It was pure political punishment. American people are being denied government services because of how they choose to exercise their democratic rights. They are being denied lower energy bills, denied the ability to get a paycheck for clean energy work, and denied a more energy grid all thanks to this political hatchet job. But it's not just energy. The White House is currently proposing..."
Hearing Oversight Hearing titled “Bureaucratic Delays and the Costs to Ratepayers and Electric Power Systems.”
house Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee · Feb 24, 2026 · Request transcript
Witness: Ms. Christina Hayes, Americans for a Clean Energy Grid
Testimony HUFFMAN, JARED
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"That is taking huge projects that can provide clean, affordable energy and thousands of jobs off the table, I guess sending them to other countries as we surrender to them in the war on clean energy. Now we've heard about a couple of solar projects that have been allowed to proceed, I guess because they had friends at the National Energy Dominance Council. Not everybody does. Secretary of Interior and Energy both in their testimony to Congress refused to acknowledge that clean energy has any..."
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
AI and the Grid: Meeting Growing Power Demand While Protecting Ratepay...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"relentless attack against cleaner and cheaper energy, and these actions are resulting in our nation becoming less energy secure. Making matters worse, data centers fueling artificial intelligence technologies are throwing the grid into a generation crisis. At a time when we need almost all the energy we can get, Republicans have proceeded with their illogical war on clean energy, dedicating themselves to taking vital sources of power off the grid, and American families are paying the price...."
Testimony HEINRICH, MARTIN
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"Even the courts have said that the Department of Interior needs to stop illegally stalling wind and solar projects, and yet there are still no projects moving to construction. Instead of trying to appeal this recent decision or defy it, the Department of Energy needs to comply with the court's order. Start approving permits for clean energy projects on federal lands, and if there is any hope of Congress passing bipartisan permitting reform, the administration needs to make use of the permitting..."
Testimony PINGREE, CHELLIE
Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and ...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"Thank you to the gentlelady from Nevada for submitting this very good amendment. Despite what some people might claim, it is clear this administration is not promoting an all-of-the-above energy approach. Instead, this administration is repeatedly taking actions to stack the deck against clean energy and protecting large fossil fuel companies. This House bill before us today allows the administration's request to institute"
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
Rules of the Road: Examining Legislation to Modernize the Clean Air Ac...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"So first question, Ms. Garcia, what do higher fuel prices mean for Americans, and how are these costs rippling through our economy, if you will? But Republicans have, you know, I say they've waged a war against homegrown clean energy policies and technologies that lower costs for Americans, so I mean, you know, look no further than the repeal of all clean vehicle standards, which we've already talked about. So let me ask you, how do strong clean vehicle standards and incentives help cut costs..."
Testimony CASTOR, KATHY
The Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Energy Budget.
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Apr 16, 2026
"So folks are bracing for higher costs for consumer goods, too. The pain in the pocketbook comes at a rotten time for hardworking Americans. They're already paying more due to arbitrary and illegal Trump tariffs. And over the past few days, Republicans have been celebrating the big, ugly bill. But the impact has been devastating when it comes to energy bills for our neighbors back home. Because to pay for tax cuts for billionaires, Republicans in Congress rolled back many of the clean energy..."
Testimony MCCLELLAN, JENNIFER L.
The Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Energy Budget.
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Apr 16, 2026
"municipalities protect themselves against an ever-multiplying number of cybersecurity threats that could prove severely disruptive to those communities, rural communities like the ones that I represent in Virginia. They're under-resourced, they're underfunded, and this zeroing out of this budget is counterproductive to helping them keep their grid safe. Mr. Secretary, yes or no, do you agree that efforts to mitigate the impact that data centers have on regional and local grids will also help..."
Testimony GALLEGO, RUBEN
Hearings to examine how the BLM land use planning process under the Fe...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Nov 19, 2025
"administration to reverse course. Turning to Mr. Kenna, in your testimony, you mentioned that when you were Arizona State Director, you worked on a plan called the Restoration Design Energy Project. That plan improved opportunities for renewable energy development while taking advantage of hard rock mine reclamation sites. Can you talk about how you how you approached the development of the plan and how did you balance the multiple use requirements, including clean energy deployment? And you..."
Testimony SPEAKER_03
An Overview of the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Requ...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"mostly convicted criminals, fraudsters, cop killers, no shortage of sex offenders, that he claims were victimized by the government. I hope Congress will take actions to prohibit the establishment of this fund, but if not, maybe the 40 million people of California should apply for under this program, given the administration's illegal actions against our citizens. There must be accountability for the mass firings and coerced departures of thousands of dedicated experts throughout DOE and our..."
Testimony SPEAKER_34
An Overview of the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Requ...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"and instead support aging coal and gas plants that actually drive up costs and continue to spew carbon pollution. This budget is a gift to fossil fuel corporations at the expense of working families and their health. And Secretary Wright, Congress created OSED, the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations, because the department had a poor track record of managing large-scale demonstration"
Testimony ROSS, DEBORAH K.
An Overview of the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Requ...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"This award was helping Duke University study the potential impacts of offshore wind farms and would help us develop those projects in a safe and effective way. The status remains unresolved, in case you were wondering, and in October, right after you canceled hundreds of clean energy projects in blue states, you told the press that this project was being conducted by a team of seven or eight people. Your staff since admitted to this committee and to the committee staff that the portfolio review..."
Testimony ROSS, DEBORAH K.
An Overview of the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Requ...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Not to the committee, not to the GAO, and most importantly, not to the American people whose taxpayer funds this, taxpayer money funds these projects. The GAO recently reported that they couldn't assess the portfolio review process for canceled projects that had been stewarded by the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations because your department had not provided them with any documentation or analysis to support those decisions. Elevating political appointees over merit-based review sends a..."
Testimony SALINAS, ANDREA
An Overview of the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Requ...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"The fundamental problem here is that Trump energy policies are completely backwards. And if we want affordable energy, we need to invest in clean energy and not be going into senseless wars. You have testified before several committees that states with renewable portfolio standards have electricity prices that are 50 percent higher than the national"
Testimony SELF, KEITH
An Overview of the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Requ...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"We also had the DOE IG found a billion dollars in potential savings and recoveries in programs that had fraud, waste, and abuse risk, extreme fraud-based and abuse risk. The Clean Energy Demonstrations Office had $27 billion that they appropriated, and they hadn't built the oversight necessary for it. That tells you that we're not looking at merit-based by experts execution. Then we had the Industrial Demonstrations Program internal controls failure at only 5.8"
Testimony SPEAKER_09
An Overview of the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Requ...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"capacity to compete with China in this marketplace. You've not only cut hundreds of clean energy projects, you've also eliminated the very incentives that helped us spur this industry here in the United States that would allow us to compete with China. So why are you letting China win in this global economic"
Testimony SPEAKER_07
An Overview of the Department of Energy’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Requ...
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Thank you, Chairman. Yes, ma'am. Thank you, Secretary, for being here today. Secretary Wright, Nassau County residents in my district on the south shore of Long Island are facing record costs, more than 32 percent above the national average. That includes rising energy costs. Long Islanders pay some of the highest electricity rates in the nation, and power costs have risen 20 percent since January. We should do everything possible to lower costs, and that includes supporting clean energy, tax..."
Testimony KAPTUR, MARCY
Fiscal Year 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Bil...
house Appropriations Committee · May 15, 2026
"I invite you all to my district to see innovation in the energy field. You will not believe it when you see it. This side of the aisle seeks no less than $3.1 billion to accelerate U.S. strategic interests to meet global competition for a clean energy future. A $50 million cut also is in the base bill, or 14 percent, to the Advanced Research"
Testimony KAPTUR, MARCY
Fiscal Year 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Bil...
house Appropriations Committee · May 15, 2026
"This bill must also be free of riders, including provisions that allow firearms on Corps of Engineers' public lands, prohibit clean energy solutions for new and renovated federal buildings, and prohibit funds for private consolidated interim storage of commercial spent nuclear"
Testimony DELAURO, ROSA L.
Fiscal Year 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Bil...
house Appropriations Committee · May 15, 2026
"This $1.3 billion, 40 percent cut, weakens American competitiveness at the same time that global adversaries like China are redoubling their investments in energy of the future. Failing to invest in clean energy sources here at home leaves us vulnerable. As we speak, Iran continues to exert control over the Strait of"
Testimony SPEAKER_01
Oversight hearing titled "Beneath the Surface: Earth MRI and America's...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In southern Arizona, my constituents understand that we need to accelerate a transition to clean energy. They also understand the impact that mining has left behind, oftentimes to the"
Testimony SPEAKER_01
Oversight hearing titled "Beneath the Surface: Earth MRI and America's...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 25, 2026
"Prioritizing robust research and sound science helps ensure that our decisions are informed and responsible. Throughout the process, we must respect tribal sovereignty and protect sensitive cultural and natural resources and ensure local communities have meaningful voice in decisions that affect their future. While we need certain materials for clean energy's transition, it's just as important to understand where development may not be appropriate. Good geological information helps us identify..."
Testimony WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal...
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"Payback in the form of policies driving dirtier air and water, worsening climate change and extreme weather, and driving higher costs for consumers in the form of ever-higher property insurance premiums and electricity bills. From attempting to kill clean energy programs, to handing out pollute-for-free passes to fossil fuel power plants, to saddling Americans with increasingly unaffordable gas guzzlers, Zeldin has executed the fossil fuel industry's"
Testimony WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal...
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"Mr. Zeldin, my colleagues around this table are closing in on election in which the Trump administration's household cost catastrophe will be central, and you have been on a polluter-funded rampage to increase Americans' costs. Stuff should cost less. You are making lots of stuff cost lots more. You have raised costs for Americans. You have done so to steer their money to your big polluters. Your attack on clean energy raises costs for consumers, but it sends billions to your fossil fuel..."
Testimony ANSARI, YASSAMIN
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"for people and the planet. The process for getting permits to build critical infrastructure, whether it is housing, bridges, transmission lines, or clean energy, can be too long, too unpredictable, and too difficult to"
Testimony HUFFMAN, JARED
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Out there in the real world, we hear from project proponents, developers, all kinds of people who are frustrated by the challenge of moving all types of projects forward right now, not just because of the political filter that's being applied to many of those projects. And I'll ask you about the war on clean energy in a moment. But about the fact that nobody's home to answer the phones, the lights are not on in many of these agencies. And when you have agencies that have lost upward of 25% of..."
Testimony HUFFMAN, JARED
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"Reclaiming my time, and I know I'm out of time, Mr. Chairman. I just want to point out that the war on clean energy continues. The games are still being"
Testimony SPEAKER_18
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"to funnel these reviews through the Secretary's office is a, it's a bureaucratic step to slow the process, and if they're going to be a fast-track, or a fast-act covered project, there needs to be an ability for the director to force some action on the part of the agencies, and right now that authority doesn't exist. I would agree that the need for clean energy is paramount, and we should be looking at solutions that are tech-neutral, that deal with each project the same"
Testimony HUFFMAN, JARED
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"and we've blown past the 60-day deadline to get that planning process rolling. That suggests to me that this is very much an active war on clean energy. Would you agree, and do you think that we've gotta do more than just pass legislation in order to achieve the benefit that we think we're getting with a bill like"
Testimony SPEAKER_18
Legislative Hearing on the following bill: • H.R. 8003 (Rep. Deluzio),...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 21, 2026
"solutions that are tech-neutral, that deal with each project the same way. Yeah, I think that it's clear that there is some obstruction occurring on the clean energy projects. We've seen that without question, that the process that the Department of Interior is undertaking is going to slow that process down, and the fact that these projects that have been posted to the dashboard have not fulfilled their permitting timetables on the timeline that is required also indicates that there is a lack..."
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
Subcommittee Markup of Six Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"Nuclear energy plays a critical part in delivering carbon-free power in our nation's power grid. In an era of increasing power demand, new nuclear facilities can provide clean energy to the power grid around the clock. Unfortunately, when President Trump took office, he immediately launched an attack against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, our nation's nuclear safety regulator, by inappropriately letting unaccountable DOJ workers from the Department of Energy to get involved in NRC"
Testimony JEREMY HARRELL
Nuclear Permitting Reform: Legislation to Advance Efficient Licensing
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"And then I think what is a real critical driver and shouldn't be overlooked is we're seeing energy consumers say that they demand this product. They want reliable base load clean energy and nuclear power. And so you're seeing everyone from Amazon, Google, Microsoft, to heavy energy consumers like mining companies, Nucor, and others, Dow in Texas, saying we need this product. We need to build it"
Testimony BENTZ, CLIFF
Nuclear Permitting Reform: Legislation to Advance Efficient Licensing
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"But since I have you. Let me shift over to the Crane Clean Energy Center, formerly known as Three Mile Island. I've read reports regarding the rejuvenation of that facility, but there seemed to be some concern that once it gets up and going, there will be additional unforeseen costs that somehow the public rate payers or the taxpayer would end up"
Testimony PINGREE, CHELLIE
Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and ...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"Americans are facing rising gas and utility bills. If we are serious about addressing those issues, we should not allow political objections to clean energy to stand in the way of increased energy production. I urge support for this and I yield"
Testimony LEVIN, MIKE
Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and ...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"Mr. Chairman, the strategy that this administration is employing doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. We've seen for the past year and a half the administration do literally everything in its power to stifle clean energy, the fastest-growing and most affordable source of electricity We have heard a lot about an energy emergency and skyrocketing energy prices, yet the administration is blocking the best sources of energy that can be built fast and can meet growing demand and can be built..."
Testimony ZINKE, RYAN K.
Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and ...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"You know, as I sit here listening to reliable, affordable, clean energy, and I listen to the levelized cost of energy, well, let me remind you what affordable, reliable energy looks like. It's called baseload, all right? So when the wind doesn't blow and the sun doesn't shine at night, how are you going to make up the baseload? Well, you've got a few options. You can store it. Of course, that adds cost. Then the supply chain, oh, made in China, that's a"
Testimony UNKNOWN
Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and ...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"I'm disappointed to see that just like last year, the majority has included dozens of controversial policy riders. Some prevent the EPA from enforcing environmental regulations, the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and other regulators that keep hazardous materials from harming our communities. Other riders will eliminate protections that prevent extractive fossil fuel industries from desecrating our pristine natural environments in the Great Lakes and the Arctic and impose more barriers on..."
Testimony UNKNOWN
Fiscal Year 2027 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill and ...
house Appropriations Committee · Jun 3, 2026
"And so it's another attempt to inject partisan policy riders and other kinds of discrimination into this bill. It threatens wildlife in our natural environment, to our attempts to reduce carbon emissions and transition to clean energy economy. It's harmful to Americans who want to live free from"
Testimony MS. WHITNEY MUSE
AI and the Grid: Meeting Growing Power Demand While Protecting Ratepay...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"Prior to founding Mews Energy, I served as senior policy advisor in the Office of Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation at the White"
Testimony HUFFMAN, JARED
Mark-up of: • H.R. 309 (Rep. Nehls), “National Law Enforcement Officer...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"they should be willing to work with Democrats on reining in this disastrous war of choice in Iran that has caused prices to skyrocket for food and fuel and basic necessities all over this country. They should stop him from slapping allies with tariffs that have already made the cost of living a crisis and are about to make it worse. Here in this committee, they could be going after the war profiteers in the oil and gas industry that are plundering our public lands and waters and then price..."
Testimony HEINRICH, MARTIN
An oversight hearing to examine the Federal Regulatory Commission.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 22, 2026
"I recently released a report on how this administration is waging a war on cheap, clean energy, and the impact of that is rising energy costs. The administration is slow-walking installing 73 gigawatts, think about that, gigawatts of solar, 43 gigawatts of storage, 30 gigawatts of onshore wind, and 16 gigawatts of offshore"
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
Full Committee Markup of Twenty-Nine Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 20, 2026
"They represent a shared commitment to finding creative and efficient ways to boost our domestic critical mineral supply and reduce our dependence on foreign adversaries, namely China, for the minerals we need to power the transition to cost-cutting clean energy. And these bills are a win for our environment and a win for the domestic supply chain, promoting resource efficiency and reducing the need to mine new"
Testimony HEINRICH, MARTIN
Business meeting to consider S.365 and H.R.1729, bills to amend the Jo...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"half, this administration has consistently sought to roll back the nation's programs on climate, on clean energy, on land conservation, and stewardship, and on environmental protection. It has also waged a war on the West by trying to sell public lands and erase our history from our national parks and monuments. I have no reason to believe that these"
Testimony HICKENLOOPER, JOHN W.
Hearings to examine the nomination of Keith Sonderling, of Florida, to...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"Thank you for taking time to meet with me. We talked a little bit about apprenticeships. The administration has said their intent to expand the number of apprenticeships to eventually reach a million. Many apprentices were pulled off their jobs when the administration canceled various infrastructure projects, clean energy projects. I think we do need novel solutions to get more apprenticeships in"
Testimony AMO, GABE
The Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027
house Budget Committee · Jul 16, 2026
"tanks, and it would start restoring some of the roughly 1.7 million construction jobs threatened by Republicans' war on clean energy. Unlike the Republicans' plan, I'm not saddling working families in the nation with higher costs and more debt. My amendment is paid for by making the uber-wealthy and corporations pay their fair share, including the president. I urge my Republican colleagues to see the light. Stop jacking up costs on Americans that are barely scraping by. Stop blindly following..."
Testimony STEPHEN EZELL
Hearings to examine behind the label, focusing on foreign ownership an...
senate Aging (Special) Committee · Jul 15, 2026
"And there's another unfair strategy, intentional Chinese obscuration about the true ownership nature or CCP or PLA links of Chinese companies servicing the US pharmaceutical supply chain. Recent ITF reports have documented such Chinese false flagging or brand obfuscation in sectors from aerospace to clean energy to biotechnology, as China directs its companies to downplay the company's home country identity when they operate in the United States. ITF's written testimony provided several case..."
Testimony PALLONE, FRANK
Subcommittee Markup of Seven Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jul 14, 2026
"So starting with the critical mineral bills, domestic recycling as still viable critical minerals represents a creative and efficient way to reduce our dependence on foreign adversaries, namely China, for the critical minerals we need to power modern technologies and cost-cutting clean energy. And when we talk about bolstering our domestic critical mineral supply chain, it's vital that we also consider opportunities to boost recycling and recovery that increase resource efficiency, reduce the..."
Testimony CASTOR, KATHY
American Global Competitiveness at 250: Legislative Proposals to Secur...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"And all of that taken together, at this point in time, I truly fear that America is falling behind China, the EU, other economies when it comes to clean energy technology. And that means that that is putting our workers, our communities, our businesses at risk if we allow this to continue. And right now, if you think about clean energy technologies, our own government is stamping out the cultivation, all of that innovation that we want to own in the market, in the marketplace. The Trump..."
Testimony CASTOR, KATHY
American Global Competitiveness at 250: Legislative Proposals to Secur...
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 30, 2026
"in whether it's droughts or fires, heat waves, more extreme events and health impacts. Why would we cede our leadership role in the world on innovation and science and research in this area and allow other nations to dominate when the rest of the world is turning to these kind of clean energy technologies? So, Dr. Eisler, what impact does that have when we say through the Inflation Reduction Act, we're investing here, we believe we have to confront the climate crisis, and we want to do it with..."
Testimony WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON
Hearings to examine the nomination of Kevin Lilly, of Texas, to be Ass...
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"The right whale inhabits offshore wind territory, and is a useful tool to attack clean energy. You all use fake concern about one whale to suppress oil and gas's clean energy rival, You all use fake concern about one whale to suppress oil and gas's clean energy"
Testimony MATSUI, DORIS O.
Subcommittee Markup of Eight Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"Democrats know the electric grid needed major upgrades to meet growing demand. That's why Democrats invested billions of dollars in building the next generation of clean energy infrastructure when we were in control. And for years, we warned that failing to make those investments would drive electricity costs even"
Testimony MATSUI, DORIS O.
Subcommittee Markup of Eight Pieces of Legislation
house Energy and Commerce Committee · Jun 24, 2026
"Instead of lowering costs, Republicans and President Trump have spent the last two years moving in the wrong direction. Repealing clean energy programs has saved Americans money, cancelling hundreds of grants for critical energy infrastructure, and blocking hundreds of solar and wind projects across the country. It's ridiculous and American families are paying for"
Testimony SPEAKER_12
Business meeting to consider S.1547, to amend title 54, United States ...
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"energy efficiency, and continued support for the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation. Clean energy is important, but we must be practical. Our hospital cannot run on"
Testimony HENRY HOFSCHNEIDER
Hearings to examine the state of the U.S. Territories.
senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee · Jun 17, 2026
"energy efficiency, and continued support for the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation. Clean energy is important, but we must be practical. Our hospital cannot run on"
Testimony HUFFMAN, JARED
• H.R. 3276 (Rep. Dingell), “Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewards...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"forward. And a good example of how we can work together through legitimate concerns and ultimately produce a better and more widely supported bill. With that, Mr. Chairman, I am looking forward to a rapid voting process, and I yield back. push back a little bit on some of the fantastical narrative we just heard, attacking clean energy. Since my colleague is so concerned about protecting birds, I assume he is very concerned about house cats. I assume that he's very concerned about buildings,..."
Testimony HUFFMAN, JARED
• H.R. 3276 (Rep. Dingell), “Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewards...
house Natural Resources Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Since my colleague is so concerned about protecting birds, I assume he is very concerned about house cats. I assume that he's very concerned about buildings, which are two of the largest sources of bird mortality in the nation, like overwhelmingly, and he should probably read up a little bit on that Ivanpah thermal solar plant, which is being decommissioned, so it can no longer be the boogeyman killing birds in the name of this false narrative that clean energy is bad for birds. Thanks, Mr...."
Testimony WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal...
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"but your budget goes out of its way to provide fewer resources to our states. Most managers at our nation's wildlife refuges report that they don't have the resources and staff to fulfill their missions. Democrats and Republicans are eager to see the permitting process move faster. Fish and Wildlife Service staff often play a key role in permitting. How do we expedite permitting processes if staff and resources aren't there? You've also let Fish and Wildlife get wrapped up in the..."
Testimony WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal...
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"Developers can once again access the system, but that thanks to a court order. And the concern at DOI remains to abuse every process to stall clean energy projects. This is especially irritating coming from you, as the former director of the Wyoming Game and Fish"
Testimony THE HONORABLE BRIAN NESVIK
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal...
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"As you indicated, there's lots of support for moving forward with IPAC, and I believe that we can do better, particularly by focusing on these improvements. Specific to the ranking member's questions regarding clean energy projects, I think that folks are aware that this administration directed a review process for all energy projects, and part of that review process included initially a prohibition from those particular energy proponents from being able to submit their projects. Those reviews..."
Testimony WHITEHOUSE, SHELDON
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal...
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"You've also indicated in your testimony to us that you intend to reduce informal Endangered Species Act consultation timeframes from 30 to 14 days and formal ESA consultation timeframes from 135 to 30 days. Is that goal applicable also to clean energy projects? So just to be clear here, if you are successful in reducing the informal consultation timeframe to 14 days and the formal consultation time to 30 days, that would apply equally to wind and solar"
Testimony THE HONORABLE BRIAN NESVIK
Hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal...
senate Environment and Public Works Committee · Jun 10, 2026
"That is correct. So the current direction that we've provided regarding clean energy projects has not changed with the exception to changes we've made in response to the court decision that you referenced. At a time when those projects were moved through IPAC, yes, it would apply the"
Testimony MEEKS, GREGORY W.
Various Measures
house Foreign Affairs Committee · Jun 9, 2026
"This initiative at the State Department, which began under Secretary Blinken and President Biden, is a smart and responsible way to promote U.S. civil nuclear leadership around the world. In particular, it promotes new small modular reactor technology that could provide enormous and cost-efficient amount of clean energy if deployed at scale. So I agree with this amendment. I support"
Testimony SHERMAN, BRAD
Oversight of Prudential Regulators
house Financial Services Committee · Jun 4, 2026
"us in the right direction in terms of mark-to-market for held for sale securities, but there needs to be a comprehensive review of interest rate risk, looking not only at held to maturity securities, but even very long-term non-marketable securities. The proposals for Basel III have had a number of improvements in the area of clean energy credits, some progress in private mortgage insurance, and a whole lot of progress in dealing with the capital markets and fee income, so at least the..."
Testimony UNKNOWN
H.R. 8870, Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development...
house Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · May 21, 2026
"Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My amendment would create a targeted carve-out for individuals earning under $75,000 when it comes to new federal EV taxes and road user fees. This is consistent with the income cap for other clean energy tax credits and targets families making a modest income who make up a large part of our middle class. For many families in this range, they are some of the most financially burdened by increasing housing costs, higher transportation expenses, and everyday cost of..."
Testimony MARKEY, EDWARD J.
Hearings to examine the American Entrepreneurship for 250 Years: Drivi...
senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee · Apr 29, 2026
"Thank you, Madam Chair, so much, and thanks to all our witnesses. From cobblestone streets to America's high-tech highway, Route 128, Massachusetts has been the nation's road map for revolution. From the American Revolution 250 years ago in Concord and Lexington to the revolutions of today in clean energy and biotech and health care education, Massachusetts is a pioneering state. The historic shot at Lexington and Concord has turned into life-saving shots in arms to prevent COVID-19 and..."