Last year, Third Act supporters like you flexed your political muscles and helped persuade Congress to pass the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the biggest climate action ever taken by the US, providing billions of dollars for clean energy programs and support for families trying to make ends meet. But now, Republicans are holding the entire economy hostage unless Congress cuts the popular funding from the Inflation Reduction Act.
Take Action Today: Tell your members of Congress: Hold the Line. Don’t give in on the debt ceiling. Don’t negotiate away any part of the Inflation Reduction Act.
President Biden invited Congressional leaders from both parties to come to the White House and negotiate, but they haven’t reached a deal. Yet.
We must act fast to make sure Republicans don’t push through their “polluter’s wish list” in exchange for voting to raise the debt ceiling.
They already tried and failed to get their polluter giveaway bill written into law back in February. Now they’re bringing it back with even more demands for budget cuts to vital programs, like: clean energy incentives. A billion dollars to boost adoption of clean energy building codes. Five billion in grants to reduce climate pollution. Tax credits for used electric vehicles, heat pumps, solar rooftops, clean energy storage, and so much more.
Personally, their absurd and childish antics make me really angry. They’re risking a financial default as soon as June 1, so they can try to ram through proposals that would harm people, communities, and the country at every conceivable level.
Here’s the state of play. A few House Democrats, mostly in swing districts, are open to all options… Joe Manchin has already threatened to repeal the whole IRA because he’s still angry he didn’t win on the Mountain Valley Pipeline. And the IRA passed by such a narrow margin last year that President Biden has too few friends to support his position that the debt ceiling should be raised without pre-conditions. President Biden, Congressional leaders including Kevin McCarthy, Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer, and Mitch McConnell all need to hear from you that repealing any piece of the IRA is a non-starter.
Why is this so important? Well, because we want to protect the very benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act that we intend to engage all Third Actors on this summer, as we gear-up to share information about how you can access local, state, and federal dollars to electrify your home with clean, renewable energy and battery storage, purchase new or used electric vehicles, and get rebates and support for investing in energy efficiency that saves money and pollution.
It’s also important because we are thinking ahead to the 2024 election. If President Biden and other members of Congress decide they don’t have public support on climate action and they repeal President Biden’s singular legislative achievement, they start a run towards the center in 2024 that will take us backwards.
Jeremy Friedman
Campaign Strategist — On behalf of the Third Act team
P.S. | Tell President Biden Too
After you write your members of Congress, take another minute to send an email to President Biden with the same message: Hold the Line. Don’t give in on the debt ceiling. Don’t negotiate away any part of the Inflation Reduction Act or agree to permitting reforms for dirty pipelines and fossil fuel projects. You’ll need to contact the White House directly using their form.You can uncheck the box if you do not want to get emails from them.
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