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August 10, 2021 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi The Honorable Steny Hoyer Speaker Majority Leader U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Speaker Pelosi and Leader Hoyer, As we advance legislation to rebuild and renew America’s infrastructure, we encourage you to continue your commitment to combating the climate crisis by including critical clean energy, energy efficiency, and clean transportation tax incentives in the upcoming infrastructure package. These incentives will play a critical role in America’s economic recovery, alleviate some of the pollution impacts that have been borne by disadvantaged communities, and help the country build back better and cleaner. The clean energy sector was projected to add 175,000 jobs in 2020 but the COVID-19 pandemic upended the industry and roughly 300,000 clean energy workers were still out of work in the beginning of 2021.1 Clean energy, energy efficiency, and clean transportation tax incentives are an important part of bringing these workers back. It is critical that these policies support strong labor standards and domestic manufacturing. The importance of clean energy tax policy is made even more apparent and urgent with record- high temperatures in the Pacific Northwest, unprecedented drought across the West, and the impacts of tropical storms felt up and down the East Coast. We ask that the infrastructure package prioritize inclusion of a stable, predictable, and long-term tax platform that: Provides long-term extensions and expansions to the Production Tax Credit and Investment Tax Credit to meet President Biden’s goal of a carbon pollution-free power sector by 2035; Extends and modernizes tax incentives for commercial and residential energy efficiency improvements and residential electrification; Extends and modifies incentives for clean transportation options and alternative fuel infrastructure; and Supports domestic clean energy, energy efficiency, and clean transportation manufacturing. Finally, given continued and projected tax equity constraints, and to maximize utilization by the broadest range of stakeholders, it is important that a direct pay option be available where there are project financing challenges. 1 https://e2.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/E2-2021-Clean-Jobs-America-Report-04-19-2021.pdf Page 2 We look forward to working with you to include a stable, predictable, and long-term clean energy, energy efficiency, and clean transportation tax platform in the infrastructure package this year. Sincerely, Earl Blumenauer Mike Levin Nanette Diaz Barragán Member of Congress Member of Congress Member of Congress A. Donald McEachin Jason Crow Member of Congress Member of Congress Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. Jake Auchincloss Member of Congress Member of Congress Cynthia Axne Karen Bass Member of Congress Member of Congress Page 3 Joyce Beatty Ami Bera Member of Congress Member of Congress Donald S. Beyer Jr. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. Member of Congress Member of Congress Lisa Blunt Rochester Suzanne Bonamici Member of Congress Member of Congress Brendan F. Boyle Anthony G. Brown Member of Congress Member of Congress Julia Brownley Cheri Bustos Member of Congress Member of Congress Page 4 G. K. Butterfield Salud Carbajal Member of Congress Member of Congress Tony Cárdenas André Carson Member of Congress Member of Congress Matt Cartwright Sean Casten Member of Congress Member of Congress Kathy Castor Joaquin Castro Member of Congress Member of Congress Judy Chu David N. Cicilline Member of Congress Member of Congress Page 5 Yvette D. Clarke Emanuel Cleaver, II Member of Congress Member of Congress Steve Cohen Gerald E. Connolly Member of Congress Member of Congress Jim Cooper J. Luis Correa Member of Congress Member of Congress Jim Costa Joe Courtney Member of Congress Member of Congress Angie Craig Charlie Crist Member of Congress Member of Congress Page 6 Sharice L. Davids Danny K. Davis Member of Congress Member of Congress Madeleine Dean Peter A. DeFazio Member of Congress Member of Congress Diana DeGette Suzan K. DelBene Member of Congress Member of Congress Antonio Delgado Val B. Demings Member of Congress Mark DeSaulnier Ted Deutch Member of Congress Member of Congress Page 7 Debbie Dingell Lloyd Doggett Member of Congress Member of Congress Mike Doyle Veronica Escobar Member of Congress Member of Congress Anna G. Eshoo Adriano Espaillat Member of Congress Member of Congress Dwight Evans Bill Foster Member of Congress Member of Congress Lois Frankel Ruben Gallego Member of Congress Member of Congress Page 8 Jesús G. "Chuy" García Sylvia R. Garcia Member of Congress Member of Congress Jimmy Gomez Josh Gottheimer Member of Congress Member of Congress Al Green Raúl M. 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Lawrence Member of Congress Member of Congress Al Lawson, Jr. Barbara Lee Member of Congress Member of Congress Susie Lee Teresa Leger Fernández Member of Congress Member of Congress Andy Levin Ted Lieu Member of Congress Member of Congress Page 12 Zoe Lofgren Alan Lowenthal Member of Congress Member of Congress Elaine G. Luria Stephen F. Lynch Member of Congress Member of Congress Tom Malinowski Carolyn B. Maloney Member of Congress Member of Congress Kathy E. Manning Doris Matsui Member of Congress Member of Congress Lucy McBath Betty McCollum Member of Congress Member of Congress Page 13 James P. McGovern Jerry McNerney Member of Congress Member of Congress Gregory W. Meeks Grace Meng Member of Congress Member of Congress Joseph D. Morelle Seth Moulton Member of Congress Member of Congress Jerrold Nadler Grace F. Napolitano Member of Congress Member of Congress Joe Neguse Marie Newman Member of Congress Member of Congress Page 14 Donald Norcross Eleanor Holmes Norton Member of Congress Member of Congress Tom O'Halleran Ilhan Omar Member of Congress Member of Congress Jimmy Panetta Chris Pappas Member of Congress Member of Congress Bill Pascrell, Jr. Donald M. Payne, Jr. Member of Congress Member of Congress Ed Perlmutter Scott H. Peters Member of Congress Member of Congress Page 15 Dean Phillips Chellie Pingree Member of Congress Member of Congress Mark Pocan Katie Porter Member of Congress Member of Congress David E. Price Mike Quigley Member of Congress Member of Congress Jamie Raskin Kathleen M. Rice Member of Congress Member of Congress Deborah K. Ross Lucille Roybal-Allard Member of Congress Member of Congress Page 16 Raul Ruiz, M.D. C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger Member of Congress Member of Congress Bobby L. 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