SEEC Celebrates Biden-Harris Administration’s Historic Climate and Clean Energy Legacy
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 celebration of the Biden-Harris Administration’s historic climate and clean energy wins for the American people.
“When it comes to pivotal moments in the fight against the climate crisis, history will remember the bold leadership of the Biden-Harris Administration in helping lay the groundwork for America’s clean energy economy.
“The Biden-Harris Administration, with our support in Congress, laid the foundation for a new era of American innovation — from the bottom up and the middle out. Our transformative investments in the American people brought union workers, farmers, manufacturers, businesses, local governments, rural cooperatives, and other stakeholders to the table in the fight for a safer and cleaner future. By building strong partnerships across every sector of the American economy, we have driven $422 billion in private investments, created more than 400,000 new jobs, and cemented America’s leadership and competitiveness in the global clean energy economy.
“Over the past four years, the Biden-Harris Administration has taken more than 300 climate and environmental actions to expand domestic clean technology manufacturing, make clean vehicles more affordable and accessible, deliver clean drinking water and air for all Americans, and hold Big Polluters accountable for damage done to America’s treasured public lands. As a result, hardworking Americans were able to reduce home energy costs, breathe cleaner air and drink cleaner water, enjoy our iconic national parks, and so much more. We have witnessed a whole-of-government commitment to ensure our historic progress on climate and the environment reaches all corners of the United States.
“Thank you, President Biden and Vice President Harris, for your tireless work in delivering the long-sought response to climate change — and for laying out a vision for a cleaner, greener future. America has fundamentally changed for the better, and there is no stopping the clean energy future that is now underway.”