"This is a real wake-up call for the clean energy industry," said Chris Moyer, a former staffer for Sen. Cory Booker and former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
he clean energy industry woke up to a “holy shit moment,” watching Republicans who had previously signaled support for the credits agreeing to gut them.
Here are three reasons why these members were never going to vote against this bill—no matter how destructive its tax credit provisions became.
Republicans who opt to vote against President Donald Trump’s top legislative priority risk the wrath of the president and as well as potential primary challenges, said Chris Moyer, a former Democratic Senate staffer.
The clean energy industry, which has been buoyed with hope for months by nearly two dozen House Republicans who have urged the preservation of IRA tax credits, is about to feel firsthand the force of partisan politics. In a matter of days, it’s almost certain that nearly every one of those letter-signers will vote to gut the credits they have said they valued so dearly.
“This is the first concrete act of this Congress to attempt to dismantle these tax credits, and a lot of folks in the industry were hoping for a better starting point."
“Congress’ first concrete move to dismantle the IRA’s clean energy tax credits makes one thing clear: The two dozen or so House Republicans who have championed these credits still have work to do,"
Republican U.S. lawmakers sent a letter to the head of the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday voicing their support for tax credits boosted in former President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, legislation for which no Republicans voted.
Moyer Strategies, which was founded by Capitol Hill leadership veteran Chris Moyer in 2020, rebrands as Echo Communications Advisors.
