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- https://desaulnier.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/desaulnier.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/copy-of-copy-of-not-here-one-pager-1.pdf...In 2021, there were over 3 million jobs in net-zero emissions-aligned sectors, which made up over 40% of total energy jobs. Renewable energy generation jobs grew by over 21,000 jobs, with solar having the largest gains. At the same time, coal power energy generations jobs declined. ...
- https://strickland.house.gov/2025/01/24/my-january-newsletter-2/...Read more Strickland Joins Colleagues in Honoring Korean American Day Rep. Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) with Rep. Young Kim (CA-40) and Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) U.S. Representative Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) joined her congressional colleagues on a bipartisan resolution, led by U.S. Reps. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) and Young Kim (CA-40), celebrating January 13, 2025, as Korean American Day—marking the 122 nd anniversary of the arrival of the first Korean immigrants to the United States on January 13, 1903. ...
- https://strickland.house.gov/tag/foreign-affairs/feed/.... — Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10), along with Representatives Andy Kim (NJ-03), Young Kim (CA-40), and Michelle Steel (CA-45)led a bipartisan group of 40 Members of Congress in writing to President Biden ahead of President Yoon’s State Visit to mark the 70th anniversary of the United States and the Republic of Korea signing the […] The post Strickland Leads Bipartisan Letter to President Biden Ahead of South Korean President Yoon’s State Visit appeared first on Marilyn Strickland. ...
- Federal, Connecticut and New York officials tout $106 million in funding for Long Island Sound | Conhttps://courtney.house.gov/media-center/in-the-news/federal-connecticut-and-new-york-officials-tout-106-million-funding-long...House Appropriations Committee, noted that the new money is in addition to other, annual federal funding: "we are fighting in our final Appropriations Committee bill for $40 million," she said. "Appropriations is every year. In 2018 we were at $12 million and now we are at the $40 million level." The $106 million is meant to be spent over five years. ...
- Three of Congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s Amendments Pass the House with Bipartisan Support | Represenhttps://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/three-congresswoman-lauren-boeberts-amendments-pass-house-bipartisan-support...This commonsense amendment allows a modest 5% increase to responsibly increase energy production on federal lands to 15% instead of the 10% in the original bill text. On Biden’s watch, gas prices have increased by 40%. To attempt to help combat his backwards energy strategy, the White House raided the Strategic Petroleum Reserve by more than 40%. It makes no sense to be dependent on foreign countries when American natural gas is the cleanest in the world—in fact, our natural gas is 42% cleaner than Russian gas and American innovation has allowed America to be the global leader in reducing emissions since 2000. ...
- Horsford credits Biden for $800 million to help tribal communities in NV deal with climate impacts |https://horsford.house.gov/media/in-the-news/horsford-credits-biden-for-800-million-to-help-tribal-communities-in-nv-deal-with-climate-impacts...“Native communities have faced chronic under-investment for generations and climate impacts include drought, wildfires, rising sea levels, extreme weather events have all exacerbated pre existing challenges and inequities for those in Native communities,” Horsford said. The Biden-Harris Administration, he said, put forward the “Justice 40” initiative, a 2021 executive order designed to direct 40% of spending on clean energy, affordable and sustainable housing, clean transit, and legacy pollution remediation to disadvantaged communities, including tribal nations. ...
- Watson Coleman, Payne Introduce Resolution to Recognize the Impact of Colorectal Cancer on the Blackhttps://watsoncoleman.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/watson-coleman-payne-introduce-resolution-to-recognize-the-impact-of-colorectal-cancer-on-the-black-community...Payne, Jr. “Men are 30 percent more likely to get it than women and Black Americans are 40 percent more likely to die from it. That is why it is so important for everyone to get cancer screenings and get them early if you have a history of this cancer in your family. ...
- Foster, Durbin, Duckworth Celebrate Passage of Resolution to Name Fermilab Research Center After Renhttps://foster.house.gov/media/press-releases/foster-durbin-duckworth-celebrate-passage-resolution-name-fermilab-research...Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) applauded the House and Senate passage of their bicameral resolution, included in the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 , to rename Fermilab’s Integrated Engineering Research Center (IERC) after the late Dr. Helen Edwards, who worked at Fermilab as a particle physicist for 40 years. The IERC is home to new office and lab space that hosts an intersection of scientific disciplines. “Over its history, Fermilab's success has been built by the hard work of committed scientists. ...
- Congresswoman Torres Leads Letter in Support of Funding for Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Phttps://torres.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congresswoman-torres-leads-letter-support-funding-basic-needs...Torres (CA-35) led 20 of her House colleagues in a letter to the House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations subcommittee requesting $40 million in funding for the Basic Needs for Postsecondary Students Program at the Department of Education. This program is based on the BASIC Act, introduced by Congresswoman Torres. ...
- Moulton, Trahan Announce More Than $7 Million in Federal Funding for Merrimack Valley Regional Transhttps://moulton.house.gov/news/press-releases/moulton-trahan-announce-more-7-million-federal-funding-merrimack-valley.... — Today, Representatives Seth Moulton (MA-06) and Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced that the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MeVa) has been awarded $7,194,360 through the Federal Transit Administration’s Low- or No-Emission Bus Grant Program for the purchase of new 40-foot diesel-electric hybrid buses. The funding, awarded as part of the FY25–26 Low- or No-Emission Program, will allow MeVa to expand its fleet and improve service reliability across the region, strengthening connections between Andover, North Andover, Greater Newburyport, Lawrence, and Haverhill, as well as providing critical links to the commuter rail. ...