Big spending Republicans out of step with Trump on repealing energy subsidies
By
Kevin Mooney
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March 27th, 2025
Republicans who are on record supporting some of the taxpayer funded subsidies in the “Inflation Reduction Act” could gum up the works for President Donald Trump’s efforts to cut wasteful spending, according to energy policy analysts.
Trump enjoys broad and deep public support for eliminating profligate expenditures, fraud, and abuse in government. But a minority of House Republicans have indicated that may vote to keep taxpayers on the hook for energy subsidies that flow back into their districts. These wayward GOP representatives would prefer to take advantage of “climate slush funds” that lack oversight.
Not a single House Republican voted in favor of the “Inflation Reduction Act” when it passed in 2022. As Jeff Reynolds reported for Restoration News, the Biden administration modeled the legislation after the “Green New Deal” and overloaded it with spending initiatives that benefit green energy initiatives at taxpayer expense. Even so, 18 House Republicans signed a letter they sent to House Speaker Mike Johnson last August indicating they would like to keep some of the subsidies. Their sentiments run counter to those of Trump, who has said he would like to eliminate IRA, and to a significant majority of the voting public that is on board with Trump’s agenda.
https://www.cfact.org/2025/03/27/big-spending-republicans-out-of-step-with-trump-on-repealing-energy-subsidies/
