Oppose the Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill - Our Climate and Health Can't Wait
In the middle of the night on Thursday, May 22, the U.S. House of Representatives started debating and then passed - with a margin of a single vote - the federal budget reconciliation bill. Now it is being discussed in the Senate.
No part of this "Big Brutal" bill represents our values.
- It ends health care for millions.
- It will leave millions more hungry.
- It sacrifices our shot at tackling climate change by eliminating the tax incentives and rebates that help people afford their lives and transition to clean energy.
- It knee-caps those clean energy industries employing hundreds of thousands of people across the country in well-paying jobs that let people be proud of the contribution they were making to our common good.
And while this massive bill is filled with terrible provisions that will harm people and the environment, those last points on clean energy are the ones MNIPL knows the most about.
It is not too late to stop this bill. Please help us take action.
Here's a sampling of how some of the proposed cuts would hit taxpayers looking to do clean energy and home efficiency upgrades:
It is not too late to stop this bill. Please help us take action.
Here's a sampling of how some of the proposed cuts would hit taxpayers looking to do clean energy and home efficiency upgrades:
- Solar, Geothermal and Battery Systems: Residential Clean Energy Tax Credits which allow 30% of the cost to be rebated are eliminated at the end of 2025.
- Heatpumps and Heatpump Water Heaters: the $2,000 rebate for these appliances through theHome Energy Efficiency Tax Credits are eliminated at the end of 2025.
- Air sealling through insulation, windows and doors: these tax credits are eliminated at the end of 2025.
- Electric Vehicles: Elimination of the federal EV Tax Credit at the end of 2025.
What can you do?
Help stop this bill!
Help stop this bill!
- Call your U.S. Senators today to oppose this bill using this Action Alert!
- Sent your U.S. Senators a follow up email using this Action Alert.
- Send this Action Alert to someone in another state that has Senators who may be considering voting yes on this bill and ask them to call their Senator. Defeating this bill will require bi-partisan opposition.
- Learn More in our webinar Understanding The Impact of Federal Legislation on Resilience Hubs on the Ground on Tuesday, June 17, from 6:30 - 8 pm on zoom. We will focus on understanding the impact of these rollbacks of federal legislation on projects on the ground in MN.
Take Advantage of Clean Energy Tax Credits While You Still Can!
- If you've been thinking about clean energy or efficiency projects to protect your pocketbook and our climate, right now is the best time to put those projects in motion.
- If your community institution has been thinking about clean energy or efficiency projects, now is the time to move those projects forward. Need help getting started? Contact us!
We can make a difference on this bill, but we don't have much time. Your actions today are critical.