AEA Launches Six-Figure Advocacy Initiative: End the IRA Credits in the One Big Beautiful Bill

WASHINGTON DC (6/24/25) – Today, the American Energy Alliance launched a six-figure advocacy initiative in Utah, Alaska, Idaho, and the District of Columbia. The ads target key Senators in the debate over eliminating the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) energy subsidies in the reconciliation bill.

In May, the House passed the “Big, Beautiful” reconciliation bill, prioritizing energy security and affordability by eliminating most of the costly green energy subsidies and wasteful green grants to outside organizations. While it falls short of full repeal of the egregious IRA subsidies, it does dismantle numerous Biden-era climate and energy programs. These programs are projected to cost taxpayers between $936 billion and $1.97 trillion over the next decade, with potential liabilities reaching up to $4.7 trillion by 2050.

As the Senate takes up this legislation, Senators John Curtis (R-Utah) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) are working to maintain these subsidy programs despite their initial opposition to the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022.

Additional ads praise Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) for his leadership in fully eliminating the subsidies and urge Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, to use his leadership role to fight to eliminate these costly subsidy programs.

AEA President Tom Pyle issued the following statement:

“The American people were sold a bill of goods with the Inflation Reduction Act — a trillion-dollar boondoggle of subsidies and handouts for special interests under the guise of climate policy.

“We applaud the House for taking a stand and urge the Senate to finish the job. Lawmakers like Senators Lee and Crapo understand that real energy security means ending reckless spending and restoring market-driven solutions to our nation’s energy challenges.

“Senators Curtis and Murkowski both opposed the original IRA because they knew it would lead to higher energy prices and compromise the reliability of the energy grid in their state. So why are they now working so hard to preserve these costly and unnecessary programs?

“It’s time for the Senate to put taxpayers first and dismantle the IRA’s green subsidy machine.”