'It's Just Ridiculous': Suhas Subramanyam Slams New Barrier To Wind And Solar Projects

In House floor remarks on Monday, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) spoke about renewable energy initiatives.

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00:00for one minute. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Across the country, Americans' utility bills are going up

00:05and this administration's actions are just making things worse while giving out favors to the

00:09fossil fuel industry. Last week, employees of the Department of Interior received a memo

00:14and basically what the memo said was that Secretary Burgum has to personally approve

00:18every single wind and solar project. This will add red tape to renewable energy developments

00:23while stifling new technology innovation and it's just ridiculous. We want to be a leader in clean

00:28energy, but instead we're having the Secretary personally having to approve of every single

00:33project. They're cutting off the future of American renewable energy and leaving a void for our

00:38adversaries to fill and our federal government should be investing in new innovations that help

00:42lower utility costs and allow Americans to live better and healthier lives, but instead this

00:47administration is doing favors for the fossil fuel industry and picking energy favorites. So I think

00:52this is bad for every single American and I think we need to stand up against it. I yield back.