Re: “Signs of the shameless times pop up in Seattle” (March 22, Native Information) and “House GOP members fight for Biden-era energy spending, including in WA” (March 17, Local weather Lab):
Sure, President Donald Trump is shameless in posting MAGA-red indicators to take credit score for an area infrastructure venture financed by laws handed underneath the Biden administration. Trump had beforehand known as the Infrastructure Funding and Jobs Act “a loser for the USA, a horrible deal.” However now Trump clearly sees it’s good politically to assert some great benefits of this act when it comes to jobs and native improvement as his.
The vitality tax credit of the Inflation Discount Act, additionally handed underneath the Biden administration, have equally created investments and good jobs, the overwhelming majority going to Republican districts. Twenty-one U.S. Home Republicans (together with Washington’s Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside), have signed a letter in assist of sustaining sector-wide vitality tax credit from the 2022 IRA.
Let’s hope Trump will understand it’s good to proceed the vitality tax credit of the IRA, that are in jeopardy. He can then take credit score for saving these necessary infrastructure initiatives.
Kristi Weir, Bellevue
