18 GOP Reps IRA Letter

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August 6, 2024

The Honorable Mike Johnson


Speaker
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Speaker Johnson:


As Members of the House Republican Conference, we write to urge you to prioritize business
and market certainty as you consider efforts that repeal or reform the Inflation Reduction Act
(IRA).
We agree the partisan process of passing the IRA created a deeply flawed bill that will prevent
the development of lifesaving cures, empower the IRS to harass small businesses, and distort
energy markets. For those reasons, we are proposing a different approach which will unite our
party and promote conservative values.
We understand the importance of a healthy and thriving domestic energy sector. American energy
dominance increases national security, creates American jobs, and ensures energy independence.
We know the U.S produces cleaner energy than anywhere else in the world and has a strong track
record of emissions reductions, even before passage of the IRA.
Today, many U.S. companies are already using sector-wide energy tax credits – many of which
have enjoyed bipartisan support historically - to make major investments in new U.S. energy
infrastructure. We hear from industry and our constituents who fear the energy tax regime will
once again be turned on its head due to Republican repeal efforts. Prematurely repealing energy
tax credits, particularly those which were used to justify investments that already broke ground,
would undermine private investments and stop development that is already ongoing. A full repeal
would create a worst-case scenario where we would have spent billions of taxpayer dollars and
received next to nothing in return.
Energy tax credits have spurred innovation, incentivized investment, and created good jobs in
many parts of the country - including many districts represented by members of our conference.
We must reverse the policies which harm American families while protecting and refining those
that are making our country more energy independent and Americans more energy secure. As
Republicans, we support an all-of-the-above approach to energy development and tax credits that
incentivize domestic production, innovation, and delivery from all sources.
We appreciate your work to unite the conference on this important matter. Please consider us
partners in reforming our tax policies in a way that puts America first while ensuring certainty
for industry and the energy sector.
Sincerely,
Andrew R. Garbarino David G. Valadao
Member of Congress Member of Congress

Lori Chavez-DeRemer Marcus J. Molinaro


Member of Congress Member of Congress

Erin Houchin Anthony D'Esposito


Member of Congress Member of Congress

Michael V. Lawler Jen A. Kiggans


Member of Congress Member of Congress

Nick LaLota Young Kim


Member of Congress Member of Congress

John R. Curtis Don Bacon


Member of Congress Member of Congress

Thomas H. Kean, Jr. David P. Joyce


Member of Congress Member of Congress
Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Juan Ciscomani
M.D. Member of Congress
Member of Congress

Earl L. "Buddy" Carter Mark E. Amodei


Member of Congress Member of Congress

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