GOP senators place holds on Treasury nominees over solar, wind credits

Source: Politico

The actions follow a so-far unsuccessful effort by a handful of moderate Senate Republicans to meet with the Treasury Department to discuss forthcoming guidance.

By KELSEY TAMBORRINO and JOSH SIEGEL
08/04/2025 03:53 PM EDT

Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and John Curtis (R-Utah) have placed holds on three of President Donald Trump’s nominees to the Treasury Department over the implementation of renewable energy tax provisions in Republicans’ sprawling tax and spending law.

The actions follow a so-far unsuccessful effort by a handful of moderate Senate Republicans to meet with the Trump administration to discuss forthcoming Treasury guidance that will determine how strictly to implement the phase-out of tax credits for wind and solar power deployment.

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The pair, alongside other GOP senators, have escalated their pressure on the Trump administration in recent days to back off its efforts to strangle new solar and wind energy projects, warning that potential cancellations would make it harder to meet growing power demand, as POLITICO has detailed.

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