As you know the Energy Policy Act of 2005 authorized the Secretary of Energy to guarantee loans of up to 80 percent of construction costs for energy projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including nuclear power.
Shaheen highlights loan guarantees for energy projects under the Energy Policy Act.
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I have serious concerns over whether, without appropriate oversight mechanisms and guardrails, a direct payment to Equatorial Guinea’s government could be used to facilitate human trafficking.
I have been in intensive conversations with colleagues from both sides of the aisle on how to find a path forward and I’m eager to work with my Republican colleagues to find common ground.
I am also concerned about what protections are in place to ensure that third-country nationals removed to Equatorial Guinea are themselves not vulnerable to human trafficking, smuggling or human rights abuses.
But taking a chainsaw to all of our foreign assistance programs over a weekend and eliminating 84% of them is not a strategic and thoughtful approach.
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