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The @HouseGOP #PollutersOverPeople act was an easy bill to say "no" to. But we still need to deploy massive amounts of clean energy at unprecedented scale. That's why @MikeLevin and I have introduced a consumer- and climate focused alternative: eenews.net/articles/house…
1. The GOP bill was focused solely on accelerating the export of US oil & gas. Other than the (misleading) title, it did nothing to help energy consumers. It would have raised prices, raised the deficit and accelerated global warming. Details here:
2. But as @JesseJenkins (and others) have pointed out, we aren't going to be able to meet our climate goals without building a lot more electric transmission. So we have to find ways to make permitting easier... for the RIGHT assets. 
The US economy is increasingly de-coupled from fossil fuels and the FF industry increasingly depends on exports. Which means propping up the FF sector - as the #PollutersOverPeople Act does - is increasingly at odds with with the interests of American energy consumers.
1. Here's US GDP growth. Note growth from ~$15T in 2010 to $23T in 2021 or ~50% growth.
(I'm only going to 2021 because the energy reporting data lags a bit, but bear with me)
