Sarah Ferris and Josh Siegel of POLITICO report on the House GOP’s energy agenda.
- House Republicans are set to vote on a sweeping package of energy legislation later this month.
- The bills will focus on modernizing the nation’s permitting process, increasing domestic oil and gas production, and providing regulatory clarity for energy sources such as geothermal, nuclear power, and renewables.
- A market-driven “all of the above” energy approach is crucial to driving global climate progress.
“‘It’s a really good time to merge energy and climate policy with rational approaches to being cleaner,’ said Rep. John Curtis (R-Utah), who chairs the nearly 80-member Conservative Climate Caucus. ‘Before, maybe the whole conversation was on being clean. Now, it’s about being affordable, reliable, safe, and clean. That’s a good nexus for a lot of us.'”
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