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CRES: Speaker Pelosi Stop Playing Politics with America's Infrastructure


WASHINGTON, Aug. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) today called on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to swiftly bring to the House floor the freestanding bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which passed the U.S. Senate in July with strong bipartisan support. So far, the Speaker has insisted that the House will not consider the bipartisan, Senate-passed bill unless a much larger, hyper-partisan spending package first passes the House and the Senate through a process called reconciliation to avoid a Senate filibuster. Details of the reconciliation package have yet to be disclosed.

"When nearly three quarters of the Senate can come together to build bipartisan consensus, Americans take note?and so should Speaker Pelosi," said CRES Executive Director Heather Reams. "I strongly urge Speaker Pelosi to allow the House to pass the bipartisan IIJA right now, and not play political games with the new investments and good-paying jobs included in the legislation. By passing the bipartisan bill without delay, America can finally start catching up on long-delayed investments in modernizing and protecting our roads, bridges, power grids, water, waste, energy and investments in broadband."

"CRES polling found that 74% of Americans, including 59% of Republicans, support increased government action to boost clean energy infrastructure development," Reams continued. "Speaker Pelosi should not allow far-left members in her party to hold this commonsense legislation as a political bargaining chip in the pursuit of her party's extreme partisan agenda. It would be a waste of admirable and difficult bipartisan work in the Senate, and huge loss for all Americans?who are expecting Washington to work together to pass bipartisan legislation like the IIJA."

"We hope that Speaker Pelosi does the right thing and allows our Representatives to vote this month on the bipartisan bill ? completely unattached to her big spend reconciliation package ? to restore America's infrastructure and faith in our legislative process," Reams concluded, "America deserves an honest fix to our crumbling infrastructure, free from partisan machinations and maneuvering. Speaker Pelosi: call a freestanding vote on the IIJA now."

CRES has long advocated for bipartisan infrastructure legislation that works for all Americans. In February we engaged with the American public through a campaign titled, "Let's Invest in US," to encourage Americans to have an active voice in shaping infrastructure legislation that will directly impact their lives. In June, and again in August, we wrote to Congressional leaders to advocate for specific clean energy provisions in any infrastructure legislation, many of which were included in the final bipartisan Senate package:

CRES has stated these provisions will accelerate American-led innovation, continue fast-paced job growth, reduce pollution, and strengthen our position leading the world in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) engages Republican policymakers and the public about responsible, conservative solutions to address our nation's energy, economic, and environmental security while increasing America's competitive edge. For more information, visit www.citizensfor.com.

SOURCE Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions


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