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Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Spring has sprung here in the nation’s capital, and there seems to be a renewed spirit for action in Washington. This week, House Republicans are highlighting Energy Week, touting Republican-led legislation that will support and expand American energy.
Last week, I co-authored an op-ed with House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, Climate and Grid Security Chairman Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) urging the Senate to take up the Atomic Energy Advancement Act, which passed out of the House with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote. The bottom line: a nuclear energy resurgence is upon us, and the United States can and should lead the world. With the administration’s focus turned toward nuclear and significant funding for advanced technologies and uranium sourcing included in President Biden’s budget, it seems this may be one of key areas of bipartisan agreement that may be signed into law this year.
Earlier today, I moderated a panel about the outlook of permitting reform in this Congress. As you know, House Republicans made progress toward modernizing our nation’s broken permitting system, with the first major reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) included in the debt ceiling legislation signed into law last year, but there is still work to be done. There are continued rumors that there is a bipartisan deal to be brokered in the Senate this spring. Well, a girl can dream...
But seriously, we all know that by cutting regulatory red tape and empowering the American energy industry to do what it does best – innovate – we can guarantee an affordable, reliable and clean energy future for all. I made this very point today at a bipartisan Expert Voices roundtable sponsored by Axios, which focused on the barriers to clean energy infrastructure development in the United States. Unfortunately, bipartisanship doesn’t often lend itself to exciting headlines – which makes our work at CRES even more important.
Finally, I’m heading to Nashville tonight to be with the American Gas Association to share how CRES successfully works with lawmakers to promote the emissions-reducing benefits of American natural gas and then returning to D.C. on Thursday to participate in another briefing on the 2024 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook. Stay tuned for more updates!
Sincerely,
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