Senate Republicans Balk at House Plan to Gut Energy Tax Cuts (1)

May 14, 2025, 2:58 PM UTC

Key Senate Republicans are resisting the House’s plan to gut clean energy tax credits, vowing to soften the blow for emerging technologies and nuclear power.

The pushback comes after House Republicans released a plan to help pay for an extension of President Donald Trump’s tax cuts by cutting more than $500 billion in energy tax credits from former President Joe Biden’s signature climate law.

The comments from GOP lawmakers mean industries facing a sharp cutoff in federal help still have a chance to preserve their tax incentives for longer.

The plan “needs refinement,” said Thom Tillis, a North Carolina ...

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