EANY in Times Union: Commentary: These congressmen sold out New York on clean energy

“New York Republican Reps. Mike Lawler, Andrew Garbarino and Nick LaLota voted for President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” knowing full well it would kill clean energy tax credits. Then, in a letter to Senate leaders, they begged the Senate to back off and save clean energy after all. That didn’t happen. The three New York reps chose politics over policy, and voted again to support the final bill.”

– EANY’s Vanessa Fajans-Turner

New York Republican Reps. Mike Lawler, Andrew Garbarino and Nick LaLota voted for President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” knowing full well it would kill clean energy tax credits. Then, in a letter to Senate leaders, they begged the Senate to back off and save clean energy after all. That didn’t happen. The three New York reps chose politics over policy, and voted again to support the final bill….

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