Climate Jobs New York Responds to Job-Killing Cuts in Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill

Congress just passed a budget reconciliation bill gutting the federal clean energy tax credits that are creating jobs, driving investment, and lowering costs in New York and across America. Climate Jobs New York – a coalition of labor unions representing 2.6 million working people issued the following statement:

“Make no mistake, the dismantling of clean energy credits in the federal budget bill will be deeply harmful to our progress towards energy independence. However, in New York, we were building clean energy before these credits were enacted, and we will continue to do so even if they are stripped away.

Working families are on the frontline of the climate crisis – just this month, we had to choose between sweltering in record-breaking temperatures or turning on the AC and bracing for unmanageable electric bills. We need a path forward that meets our energy demands, brings down skyrocketing costs, protects our planet for future generations, and creates meaningful opportunities for workers. Clean energy is that path. Union workers in New York will continue to be a part of the solution and find ways to build the pro-worker clean energy economy we need.”

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