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               BIG, UGLY BILL, CLEAN ENERGY TAX CREDITS.

  (Mr. LEVIN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak out against the big, 
ugly bill, which even Elon Musk has called a ``disgusting 
abomination.''
  The big, ugly bill undermines the programs millions of Americans rely 
on to survive, like healthcare and food assistance. Perhaps less 
discussed is that it will increase your energy bills.
  Right now, 80 million Americans are struggling to pay their 
electricity bills, and according to a recent report in The New York 
Times, this bill will make it worse.
  The big, ugly bill ends tax credits to promote clean energy and will 
increase household energy costs by up to $415 a year.
  On top of that, ending the tax credits will lead to thousands of job 
losses nationwide, in red States and blue States. This comes as demand 
for electricity is surging, driving up costs even more.
  Everyone in this body talks a good game about lowering costs; but 
when the time came to actually do something about costs, my House 
colleagues voted to put Big Oil CEOs over the American people.
  I urge my friends in the Senate to fix this mess and actually lower 
energy prices for the American people.

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