In “House Republicans pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session” (May 21, Nation), it is briefly mentioned that the bill as passed out of the House would roll back clean energy tax credits. I want to point out that Washington state has been slated to receive over $3 billion of those investments and the projects were going to create over 4,000 good-paying jobs. Some of these projects were storage to make clean energy more reliable. These energy projects also help spur investment in our aging transmission infrastructure, which is desperately needed as we electrify buildings and vehicles, cleaning our air and water.
I want to thank U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell in advance for fighting to save these tax credits as the Senate works on reconciliation. I know they’ve been working to protect their constituents all along and it must be exhausting. I appreciate their good work.
Michelle Williams, Mercer Island
