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September 4, 2025
Washington, D.C. – The leaders of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), including Co-Chairs Reps. Doris Matsui, Mike Quigley, and Paul Tonko and Vice Chairs Reps. Don Beyer, Suzanne Bonamici, Sean Casten, Mike Levin, and Chellie Pingree, released the following statement in response to the House passage of Republicans’ Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 4553), which will undermine affordable, American-made energy and raise energy costs for American families.
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September 3, 2025
Washington, D.C. – The Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Lands, Waters, and Nature Task Force Reps. Doris Matsui (CA), Don Beyer (VA), and Maxine Dexter (OR) released the following statement in response to the House passage of three Congressional Review Act resolutions that would inhibit long-term resource management planning for public lands in Montana (H.J.Res. 104), North Dakota (H.J.Res. 105), and Alaska (H.J.Res. 106), resulting in dire consequences for future land-use management here in the United States.
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August 8, 2025
Washington, D.C. – The Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Building Resilient Housing Task Force Reps. Dave Min (CA) and Johnny Olszewski (MD) sent a letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretaries Scott Turner and Brooke Rollins in response to HUD and USDA’s Notice for Comment on July 7th, which aims to rollback key energy efficiency building codes that are saving homeowners and renters thousands of dollars on their energy bills.

SEEC IN THE NEWS

May 14, 2025

Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee spent hours Tuesday evening torching Republicans’ efforts to use their sweeping party-line bill to roll back billions of dollars for clean energy and environment programs while boosting fossil fuels.

The markup of the committee’s portion of the GOP megabill — which was still going Wednesday morning — saw Democrats push a barrage of amendments aimed at provisions that would repeal funding for climate initiatives and allow natural gas producers to pay to expedite project approvals.


Apr 16, 2025

EPA on Wednesday asked an appellate court to block a judge’s injunction that halted its termination of almost $17 billion in climate grants.


Apr 11, 2025

The brawl over the fate of certain clean energy tax credits is set to escalate as congressional Republicans draw new lines in the sand and the White House steps up its pressure on GOP leaders to gut the credits for savings.


Apr 10, 2025

180 Democrats, including Senate and House Minority Leaders Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday blasting t


Apr 09, 2025

More than two-thirds of all congressional Democrats signed onto a letter Wednesday slamming EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin for his efforts to roll back environmental regulations, cancel renewable energy grants and purge hundreds of agency employees.


SEEC IN THE NEWS

May 14, 2025

Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee spent hours Tuesday evening torching Republicans’ efforts to use their sweeping party-line bill to roll back billions of dollars for clean energy and environment programs while boosting fossil fuels.


Apr 16, 2025

EPA on Wednesday asked an appellate court to block a judge’s injunction that halted its termination of almost $17 billion in climate grants.


Apr 11, 2025

The brawl over the fate of certain clean energy tax credits is set to escalate as congressional Republicans draw new lines in the sand and the White House steps up its pressure on GOP leaders to gut the credits for savings.


Apr 10, 2025

180 Democrats, including Senate and House Minority Leaders Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)


Apr 09, 2025

More than two-thirds of all congressional Democrats signed onto a letter Wednesday slamming EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin for his efforts to roll back environmental regulations, cancel renewable energy grants and purge hundreds of agency employees.