SEEC Statement on Trump’s Joint Address to Congress
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 President Donald Trump’s Joint Address to Congress that painted a dishonest picture of the state of American affairs.
“Donald Trump stood before Congress and delivered lie after lie about the current state of America. President Trump—through a litany of illegal actions—has sought to sow chaos in our communities by raising the costs of everyday life, ceding the American clean energy economy to our foreign competitors, and destroying the healthy and prosperous future we’ve promised to our children.
“Donald Trump said he would make America affordable again, but that was a lie. Across the nation, families are feeling the pressure of rising electricity costs, but President Trump’s policy of doubling down on dirty energy means that Big Oil gets to pad their bottom line while American families foot the bill. On top of this, Trump is turning a blind eye to the climate change-fueled natural disasters that are destroying homes, driving higher prices of groceries and energy, and contributing to rising medical bills.
“Donald Trump said that he would rescue our economy, but that is already an egregious lie. Under President Trump, businesses have already cancelled or stalled at least $57 billion in private investments for the clean energy economy that were supposed to create tens of thousands of jobs across red, blue, and purple states and lower costs for consumers. The Trump Administration is also reversing science-backed, cost-saving standards while hamstringing private companies who are trying to deploy made-in-America sources of new affordable energy. Clean energy is the fastest growing energy source, but Trump is ceding our leadership in the global clean energy race to foreign countries.
“The burden of the Trump Administration’s empty promises will ultimately fall on the shoulders of our children and future generations of Americans. While Elon Musk and his DOGE minions take a hacksaw to our public institutions, it is the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, the nature we enjoy, and the natural resources promised to future generations that are on the chopping block.
“Donald Trump has already delivered an America that is less affordable, less safe, and less healthy. Quite the losing record for such a short time in office.”