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Ciscomani admits he hasn’t “drawn any red lines” when it comes to sabotaging thousands of clean energy jobs in his district to pay for billionaire tax cuts
If past is prologue, we know Juan Ciscomani will help Republican Party bosses gut clean energy jobs – including the thousands created in Ciscomani’s district by the Inflation Reduction Act – to pay for permanent tax breaks for their billionaire Republican donors.
Politico reports that Ciscomani, who already voted to pave the way for thousands of his own constituents to lose their jobs, refuses to draw “any red lines” to protect local economies in Arizona that are experiencing a “clean energy boom.”
DCCC Spokesperson Lindsay Reilly:
“Juan Ciscomani consistently puts Republican Party bosses and billionaire donors first and Arizonans’ jobs last.”
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Politico: The clean energy boom that could snarl the GOP megabill
- Since Rep. Juan Ciscomani took office in 2023, electric car manufacturer Lucid Motors quadrupled the size of its plant in Casa Grande, bringing thousands of additional jobs to his economically struggling district. Further east, across Tucson’s suburbs and beyond, utilities, farms and residents are flocking to install solar in a bid to temper rising electricity prices.
- That growth is partly driven by incentives in Democrats’ 2022 climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, which Trump has derided as the “Green New Scam” and Republican leaders are looking to cut to help pay for a massive tax, border security and energy package.
- That is going to force dozens of rank-and-file Republicans like Ciscomani to make a difficult decision: resist Trump’s efforts to gut the IRA or incur the wrath of constituents who could lose billions of dollars in clean energy investments and tens of thousands of new jobs.
- Ciscomani… in March voted for the budget resolution that is allowing the GOP to attempt to pass the package without Democratic votes.
- Ciscomani acknowledged he hasn’t yet drawn any red lines on the clean energy credits.
- The jobs at Lucid have been “life-changing” for many in Casa Grande, giving them the opportunity to buy a car or a house for the first time, said Subia, who now works in human resources. His two brothers, who are also veterans, have joined him at Lucid.
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