Rep. George Latimer Demands House Report on Renewable Energy Future

Call for Renewable Energy Report

• 💡 Representative George Latimer expressed disappointment with the House's focus on fossil fuels.
• 🎯 He criticized the vote to task the oil and gas industry with reporting on fossil fuel refining, questioning the government's role in increasing production.
• 🚗 Latimer used an analogy of asking blacksmiths about horseshoes instead of focusing on automobiles to illustrate the misplaced priorities.

Future of Energy

• ❓ He questioned when Congress will prioritize a report on the state and future of renewable energy.
• ⚡ Latimer advocated for asking clean energy producers how the government can facilitate bringing renewables online.
• 💰 The representative stated that renewable energy has the potential to lower energy costs.
• ⏳ He expressed skepticism that the current majority would take up the issue of renewable energy reports, likening it to waiting for Godot.
• 🚀 Latimer urged Congress to look towards the future rather than pandering to the past.