GOP Senator’s Energy Bill Is Not So ‘Clean’

The problem isn’t the subsidized technology or project. The problem is the distorting effects on energy markets and innovation

Katie Tubb, --March 14, 2016

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Some Senate appropriators are already settling for business as usual going into the federal budget process. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., has stated only a “clean” energy and water development appropriations bill will be considered by the subcommittee, according to a Washington Examiner article. As with many words in Washington, “clean” does not mean what you think it does, that is “free from dirt, marks, or stains.”
Reportedly, Senate appropriations bills are to go before the Senate by mid-April. To meet that goal, Alexander, who is the chairman of the subcommittee for energy and water development appropriations, is apparently opting for the status quo, stating that “controversial riders will not be added” and instead a “clean” bill will be sent to the Senate floor for amendments and votes. The energy and water development appropriations bill funds most of the Department of Energy, the Army Corps of Engineers, and parts of the Department of Interior. If so, it’s a decision for the dirty, marked, and stained status quo. More...

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