Coronavirus—On Friday, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act into law.
The law provides $8.3 billion in supplemental funding to combat the spread of the coronavirus through emergency preparedness measures and the research and development of a vaccine.
From the President’s first request for coronavirus funding, Heritage Action called on Congress to prioritize the Trump administration’s request for funding and to not play politics by adding unrelated policy riders and supplemental spending.
We are glad Congress listened and passed legislation, although it does add some unnecessary funding for foreign aid programs and private businesses.
American Energy Innovation Act (S. 2657)—The Senate is expected to vote on this bill next week, and contrary to the bill’s title, this 555-page energy package does not spur American energy innovation but rather regurgitates many of the failed policies enacted under the Energy Policy Act that Congress passed 15 years ago.
The American Energy Innovation Act moves energy policy backward by picking winners and losers in the industry. It subsidizes energy sources including wind, solar, hydro, nuclear, and carbon capture and mandates energy efficiency standards that will both waste taxpayer dollars and increase costs for consumers and homeowners.
Instead of doubling down on failed government-driven energy programs of the past, Congress should work with the Trump administration to free up the U.S. domestic energy sector and continue the blue-collar boom.
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