A message signed by municipal mayors and local leaders in 39 congressional states to protect all clean energy tax credits available to government governments and local governments, which were responsible for establishing thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in investments before President Donald Trump freezes the money.
These tax credits and the bill bill that enabled them – the law to reduce inflation, or the Irish Republican Army, helped the policy of signing the Biden administration – launch 750 clean energy projects thanks to the establishment of 400,000 new jobs and more than $ 422 billion in investments. But it drew the anger of the Trump administration. One of Trump’s first actions was to sign an executive order to stop financing for programs under the Irish Republican Army, although tax credits are still unexpected, because changing them will require a work of Congress.
The countries led by Republicans have benefited from more than the credits, and their freezing will harm societies throughout the country, letter They were sent to Congress leaders in the financing committees and means of the Senate.
“The abolition, decline or amendment of any clean energy incentives will lead to an integral increase in energy and jobs throughout our country, which exposes millions of American jobs, and to increase the costs of ordinary Americans, cost them billions of dollars in taxpayers, and may force American jobs abroad The letter, signed by 133 local leaders representing 25 million Americans through the judicial states led by both Democrats and Republicans.
IRA is the largest individual investment in the country in dealing with climate change, allocating billions of dollars through grants, loans and tax incentives to enhance energy transmission away from fossil fuels. The draft law was passed without a single Republican vote in its favor and continued to face partisanship AttacksAlthough some Republican members of Congress have reached its support as the money began to flow to their societies. According to the mission of local leaders, 85 percent of the declared investments and 53 percent of the new clean energy functions resulting from the Irish Republican Army are in the areas represented by Republicans.
The 13 tax credits that the Irish Republican army, which was created for government governments and local governments led to the construction of charging stations for electric cars, solar installations on government buildings, and more. Only in the first year of available tax credits, more than 500 local governments have benefited from them.
Kate Galligo, the mayor of Phoenix, said that stopping in tax credits had created uncertainty for local governments and companies regarding financing status for various projects. She said that in many cases, credits come in the form of payment of cities. Phoenix has already submitted requests for electric hybrid buses thanks to the incentives and received a $ 15 million grant to expand the EV charging network and address the city’s air quality problems. She said that the city is trying to find out if this financing will remain available as the city leaders are working on the budget for the next fiscal year.
Without the certainty that the financing will be there, many projects cannot move forward. If IRA’s tax credits are canceled, electrical bills will be raised to the Americans around the country by about $ 489 a year in addition to cutting jobs.
Galigo, who also wants to obtain clean power and direct wages, said, ” Climate headsA network of mayors focus on climate work. Many of the message are members.
The future of the undertaken tax credits is one of the results to freeze the Trump administration’s financing throughout the government, which touches the court’s battles and warnings from experts that the country is in full condition The constitutional crisis. Federal judges have spent that the Trump administration could not stop the funds that agreed to Congress to local governments and local governments, however Agencies still hinder the money.
This led an alliance of 22 Democratic lawyers to submit a request to enforce the judgments and asked a preliminary judicial order in a court case to stop freezing financing. On Monday, a Ruling on the federal judge The Trump administration must immediately restore all frozen federal funding, a wins for the states.
The Public Prosecutor at Arizona Chris Mayiz said statement Announcing legal deposit. “Trump can try every trick that has his possession to evade the constitution, but I will be there to prevent him.”
Correction: A previous version of this story has erred in the influence of President Trump’s executive order on the tax credits of clean energy that were provided under the law to reduce inflation to government governments and local governments. Tax credits have not been stopped because changing them will actually require Congress.
