Sheldon Whitehouse: “Absolutely no one wants to see Federal money provide an excuse for redirecting other funding to wealthy, well-connected…”

“must pay for any network upgrades needed to serve their big demand, so ratepayers don’t bear the cost burden of added infrastructure.”

And when we have more clarity on that they’ll be back-and-forth to try to resolve those issues.

The wins from this could be very very big ones. This should lower electricity costs measurably for Americans. This should increase clean power significantly for Americans. This should significantly add construction and jobs across the…

We introduced the Disaster Relief Fairness Act in July, which would require the federal government to approve disaster aid when a state meets FEMA’s criteria for assistance.