Washington, D.C.– In response to the Senate passing the Big Ugly Bill, the League of Conservation Voters released the following statement from President of the League of Conservation Voters, Pete Maysmith:

“The Senate’s big, ugly bill is a big fat Republican Rate hike. This sweeping legislation is the most anti-environmental bill of all time and will do extreme harm to our communities, our families, our climate, and our public lands. At a time when people are deeply concerned about increased costs, this bill makes it harder for families to pay for everything from energy to food to healthcare. 

“Clean energy is extremely popular — it is also the cheapest and fastest energy to bring online helping keep costs low while tackling the climate crisis. President Trump, and members of Congress who vote for this deeply unpopular megabill, will have to answer for taking away affordable clean energy choices and raising everyone’s costs and there will be political consequences. As people struggle to make ends meet, the Republican-led Congress should be focused on lowering the costs of our energy bills, healthcare, and groceries, not providing tax cuts for billionaires and Big Polluters. 

“Our fight does not stop here. House Republicans have one last chance to show their constituents where they stand: will they side with families or will they side with billionaires and oil and gas executives?” 

Yesterday, the League of Conservation Voters and Climate Power launched a joint national ad campaign urging members of Congress to vote no on the Republican Rate Hike and released a memo outlining how Congressional Republicans should expect fierce backlash from their constituents if they support the legislation.

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