John Shimkus: “We all have got to stand up to protect the residents of our communities.”

The American people overwhelmingly agree. Recent polling found Americans prioritize affordability and reliability over emissions reductions.

It is our responsibility as policymakers to closely examine the costs, the effectiveness, and other impacts of the environmental policies that affect energy.

I would hope in our discussions we would work with the majority to try to make sure we somehow incentivize nuclear baseload because of zero-carbon emissions.

For any community to be prosperous and healthy, it takes energy.