STATEMENT: Climate Mayors Leadership Reaffirm Commitment to Clean Energy and Affordability Following Congressional Rollbacks
Despite setback from the federal government, Climate Mayors Chair Mayor Kate Gallego and Vice Chairs Mayor Lauren McLean and Mayor Andre Dickens say Climate Mayors will continue pursuing the popular green programs and policies creating good-paying jobs, reducing toxic pollution, and lowering energy, food, and housing costs
Washington D.C. (July 2, 2025) – Today Climate Mayors leadership including Chair and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, Vice Chair and Boise Mayor Lauren McLean, and Vice Chair and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens released the following statement in response to the passage of the Congressional megabill gutting clean energy tax credits, raising costs for working families, and jeopardizing Americans’ health and well-being:
“Today, Congress betrayed its promise to the hardworking people of this country by passing a bill that guts clean energy tax credits, raising costs for families and businesses at a time when more than half of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. Creating more affordable cities that don’t price out the people who built them means investing in the tools and programs that we know lower costs - and that includes clean energy. We have seen firsthand these tax credits have made energy more reliable, more affordable, and more abundant; it has revived American manufacturing and created tens of thousands of good-paying jobs right here in our cities. By gutting clean energy tax credits, Congress is threatening to take us backwards instead of looking towards our future. As portions of our country suffer through yet another record-breaking and dangerous heat-wave, we will not let our cities be pawns of special interests. We will keep fighting the cost of living crisis that has been exacerbated by climate change.
“As mayors, we have the power and the authority to keep pushing forward on the programs and policies that will create more affordable, more prosperous, and healthier cities. Climate Mayors stand ready and able to partner with other state, local, and business leaders to unleash abundant, affordable, and clean energy, create more good-paying jobs, and build healthier, safer, and more prosperous cities nationwide.”
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