Oppose Cuts to Clean Energy Programs and Climate Protections in the "One Big Beautiful Bill" Act
H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill recently passed by House Republicans, is a wholesale repeal of the groundbreaking clean energy investments initiated by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and is the worst attack on our environment and climate in US history. It would cut clean energy tax credits, eliminate home energy rebates, and impose new fees on electric vehicle owners. That’s going to drive up our energy bills (over $400 for the average American family), kill hundreds of thousands of clean energy jobs, and let fossil fuel pollution continue unchecked. Clean energy is poised to be one of the greatest creators of new jobs and shared prosperity in US history – this bill takes an axe to it. At the same time, the bill is a major giveaway to the fossil fuel industry. It mandates the sale of our public lands to Big Oil, lowers royalty rates, and lets corporations fast-track polluting projects with minimal review. The legislation also guts programs that keep our families and communities healthy, from vehicle and methane emissions standards to air pollution monitoring programs in schools. It eliminates the IRA’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and the Clean Air Act’s Environmental Justice Block Grants which provide disadvantaged communities with resilience funding for wildfires, floods, and extreme heat. Moreover, it includes extreme policies like the REINS Act, which would block agencies from creating new climate safeguards.
Americans overwhelmingly support clean energy and environmental protections. This bill will dismantle clean energy investments, kill jobs, and roll back critical climate and pollution safeguards – all to give tax breaks to billionaires.
Demand your representatives oppose this destructive piece of legislation.
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Contacts for this topic:
Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [CITY, ZIP].
I’m calling to urge [REP/SEN NAME] oppose H.R. 1, the House-passed budget reconciliation bill, and its harmful cuts to vital clean energy and climate programs.
[OPTIONAL]: Specifically, I’m very concerned about… [PICK 1-3 budget provisions]
- the cuts to clean energy, vehicle, and residential tax credits and rebates that will drive up our energy costs, (and)
- the repeal of the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy investments that will kill thousands of much needed jobs, (and)
- the gutting of crucial programs that protect our communities from air pollution, extreme weather, and other environmental risks, (and)
- the selling off our public lands and waters in order to expand drilling and mining, (and)
- language from the REINS Act that will delay or prevent the implementation of critical climate and pollution regulations.
Congress should pass a fair and responsible budget that helps working families and communities, not one that slashes our benefits to fund tax cuts for the wealthy.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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