Thompson Votes to Pass Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act
Washington– Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) enacted strong support of H.R. 4447, the Tidy Economy Jobs and Innovation Act. This expense represents a major advance in purchasing long-term tidy energy facilities and the job creation to choose it. This expense is a targeted investment in the technologies required to minimize greenhouse gas emissions and take on climate change, while building the tasks of the future. A declaration from Thompson is below.
“Environment change is the most pressing issue of our time. That’s why today I was happy to vote to pass the Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, a strong financial investment in the clean energy infrastructure of our future and in the jobs of tomorrow. The costs puts cash into clean energy production and the renewable resource technologies that will help us minimize climate modification to supply a better world for the next generation.
The Clean Economy Jobs and Development Act included 2 important amendments provided by Thompson. The very first requireds the facility of a dependability standard within the Federal Power Act associating with severe weather occasions, such as the warning conditions that have actually triggered the general public Safety Power Shutoffs that have actually hit Northern California over the previous year. It likewise requires the Department of Energy to create a program and publish a report on ways for states and regional utilities to enhance the resiliency of electrical grids. The second change would assist expand the use of geothermal pumps, critical tools that lower energy consumption by transferring and concentrating heat taken in from the earth. This clarifies that energy conserving through making use of geothermal pumps qualifies as sustainable energy produced.
“The Tidy Economy Jobs and Innovation Act also consists of two of my amendments to help battle climate modification. Our district has actually been hit hard by Public Security Power Shutoffs– these events hurt local businesses, leave countless people in our neighborhood in the dark, and put our medically-vulnerable people at threat. That’s why I was delighted to see my amendment to make the electrical grid more resilient included in this package. The Federal government must do more to ensure our state and regional energies have the resources they need to continue providing power dependably.
“In order to deal with environment modification, we need to utilize every tool in our tool kit. That’s why I am proud that my modification to expand using geothermal pumps was included in this bill. This only adds to our work to expand renewable resource and decrease greenhouse gas emissions.”
You can click here to learn more about the underlying legislation, the Clean Economy Jobs and Development Act.
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Congressman Mike Thompson is happy to represent California’s 5th Congressional District, that includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma Counties. He is a senior member of the Home Committee on Ways and Way where he chairs the Subcommittee on Select Income Procedures. Rep. Thompson is Chairman of your home Weapon Violence Avoidance Job Force. He is likewise Co-Chair of the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Wine Caucus and a member of the fiscally-conservative Blue Dog Coalition.