Republican Texas Rep. Brandon Gill introduced legislation Thursday that calls for the elimination of a Biden-era office dedicated to green energy projects known as the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED).
The OCED Elimination Act would dissolve the federal office, which is under the Department of Energy (DOE) and initially established under a section of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IJJA), according to the bill text. OCED was Congressionally chartered in 2021 during former President Joe Biden’s tenure and awarded $25 billion to develop green energy projects in line with Biden’s focus on the fight against climate change.
“President Trump has called for an end to the Green New Scam and the globalist climate agenda that has thrived for the past four years under Democrat rule. Now, in the Golden Age, we are unleashing American energy production,” Gill told the DCNF. “OCED is a wasteful, ineffective office that has squandered billions, which is why I’m introducing legislation that would permanently shut it down.”
DOE Secretary Chris Wright announced the termination of 24 awards issued by OCED in May, which amounted to $3.7 billion in taxpayer savings. The cuts were in line with President Donald Trump’s agenda to cut down on costs that burden the American taxpayer, according to Wright.
OCED’s dedication to green energy projects does include advanced nuclear reactors, which President Donald Trump and DOE have championed. However, most of the funds OCED has doled out have gone to hydrogen hubs and carbon capture projects, according to its website.
Those projects and initiatives reflected the sprawling climate agenda of Biden and the Democrats, which Gill and Trump have slammed as a costly “green new scam.”
The legislation calls for the repeal of section 41201 of the Biden-era IIJA, the provision that pertains to OCED.
Trump campaigned against this climate agenda and declared a national energy emergency that promotes conventional energy production upon returning to the Oval Office in January. Since then, Trump has also signed numerous executive orders to clear the path for affordable and reliable energy technology such as nuclear and coal to thrive in the private sector.
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