On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the latest battle in the fight to save America's cars, the future of California and more.

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On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the battle over the Big Beautiful Bill and more highlights from a busy week in Washington.

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• Rolling Back the IRA: House Bill Marks Key Victory on Energy Policy

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WASHINGTON DC (05/23/25) – This week, the House passed the “Big, Beautiful” budget reconciliation bill. This bill advances key elements of President Trump’s agenda to unleash America’s energy potential. 

The House bill prioritizes energy security and affordability by eliminating costly green energy subsidies and wasteful green grants to outside organizations. While it falls short of full repeal of the egregious IRA green subsidies, it does dismantle numerous Biden-era climate...

Early Thursday morning, the House passed its version of the Republican reconciliation legislation package. The two main goals of the legislation are extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and rolling back the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Republicans made a lot of changes over the past week, with conservative members of the House achieving important changes to the bill.  Late changes accelerated some of the energy subsidy phase-outs, leaving a package that, while far from perfect,...

WASHINGTON DC (5/22/25) – Today, the U.S. Senate passed H.J. Res 88, providing for congressional disapproval of the Clean Air Act waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Cars II regulation, which would have banned the sale of gas-powered cars and trucks and greatly increased the cost of all new vehicles. The vote was 51-44. This vote will be included in our American Energy Scorecard.

American Energy Alliance President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement:

"This vote...

The American Energy Alliance supports H.J. Res. 87 providing for congressional disapproval of the Clean Air Act waiver for California's Advance Clean Trucks regulation; H.J. Res. 88 providing for congressional disapproval of the CAA waiver for California's Advanced Clean Cars II regulation; and H.J. Res. 89 providing for congressional disapproval of the CAA waiver for California's regulations on medium to heavy duty trucks and other engines.

California's special waiver from certain Clean...

On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the reconciliation bill and the greatest regulatory reform of the Trump administration to date.

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• Dems pushing the narrative that red states lose if we gut the IRA
• The Era of the NeoCon is over…
• David Souter
• Single Best Action from the Trump Administration
• Tweet of the Week

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WASHINGTON DC (5/16/25) – Today, the American Energy Alliance launched a five-figure advocacy initiative in Utah. The ads encourage Senator John Curtis (R-UT) to support the effort to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of the Clean Air Act waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Cars (ACC II) rule. The Senate is expected to take up the measure before the Memorial Day recess.

AEA President Thomas Pyle issued the following statement: 

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On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the fallout of recent Biden admin revelations, the battle over the "Big, Beautiful Bill," and the future of the Inflation Reduction Act.

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• Dems Fume
• New Pope: Robert Francis Prevost / Leo XIV
• Tweet of the Week
• Institute for Energy Research: Don't Fall for the Phase-Out Fallacy
• American Energy Alliance: Tell Congress FULLY repeal the IRA

The Republican controlled Congress is now considering a plan to fully repeal President Biden's poorly named Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022. There are many reasons to fully repeal the IRA; however, the "Green New Deal" elements are especially troubling.

The IRA's energy subsidies 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. This enormous price tag makes a promising...