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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 […]
In 2022, President Biden and a Democratic Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). No Republican voted for it in the House or the Senate. The IRA should be repealed because: Excessive Fiscal Burden Inefficiency and Market Distortion The IRA’s subsidies have led to market distortions, such as negative electricity prices, where producers continue generating […]
WASHINGTON DC (5/1/25) – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.J. Res. 88, providing for congressional disapproval of the CAA waiver for California’s Advanced Clean Cars II regulation. The vote was 246-164. Notably, 35 Democrats joined 211 Republicans in support of the resolution, including two Democrats from California. This vote will be included in our American Energy Scorecard. […]
On April 30th, 2025 the American Energy Alliance, along with 31 other market advocacy organizations, sent a letter to all members of Congress calling on them to repeal all Green New Deal inspired subsidies passed in Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. The text of the letter is available below. Dear Members of Congress, We, the undersigned […]
President Biden’s signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), provided green energy with huge subsidies costing taxpayers well over $1 trillion, despite being estimated to cost $369 billion by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). One reason is that there is essentially no cap on the freebies awarded to green energy because the national emissions test used to […]
On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss Liberation Day and what it means for energy markets, the latest from Capitol Hill, and run down the ways Team Trump is working to unleash American energy. Links: American Energy Alliance · #224: Hello, Captain Obvious (4/4/25) Stay Connected With The Show:
On this episode of The Unregulated Podcast Tom Pyle and Mike McKenna discuss the Continual Resolution battle in Congress, review the history of government shutdowns, and review the reviews of Gavin Newsom’s adventure into podcasting. Links: American Energy Alliance · #221: Intractable (3/14/25) Stay Connected With The Show:
WASHINGTON DC (3/7/25) – President Trump has vowed to end the Biden administration’s electric vehicle mandate, which is driven by three key regulatory actions: the EPA’s tailpipe emissions standards, the CAFE standards, and California’s Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) regulation. The ACC II regulation, which was granted a waiver from Clean Air Act preemption during […]
On Thursday, the Government Accountability Office released a memo responding to an inquiry from several Democratic Senators regarding waivers for California under the Clean Air Act and the Congressional Review Act. This memo was inaccurately reported by some outlets as suggesting that a CRA vote on a California waiver decision would be “illegal” or that […]
The House of Representatives and the Senate voted to overturn a Biden-era rule imposing progressively higher fees on oil and natural gas companies for excess methane emissions, advancing the bill to President Trump for his signature. The House vote was 220-206 and the Senate vote was 52-47. The measure was part of Biden’s climate law, […]