Members of CCL Utah were among those who met with the office of Sen. John Curtis on July 22, 2025.
After Lobby Day, Congress is listening
By Flannery Winchester
Just a few weeks ago, CCL volunteers held 402 lobby meetings with lawmakers on Capitol Hill. We know we made a big impression on Congress, with at least 10 lawmakers posting about our visits on social media in the days following our visit.
And now, we’re seeing that they didn’t just notice us — they listened to us.
One of our Lobby Day asks was for lawmakers to reject guidance from the White House that might try to further restrict tax credits for clean energy like wind and solar.
About a week later, Politico reported that a “handful of Senate Republicans are escalating their pressure on the Trump administration to back off its efforts to strangle new solar and wind energy projects.”
The story names Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Sen. John Curtis of Utah — and CCL volunteers met with all of those offices, or the members themselves, on July 22.
This week, Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa joined Sen. Curtis in placing a hold on several Treasury Department nominees because of the agency’s expected clampdown on tax credits for wind and solar energy. CCLers met with Sen. Grassley on July 22, too.
It’s great to see this example of members of Congress following through on this key part of our primary ask!
This is why we show up in a respectful, nonpartisan way. This is why we work consistently to build more common ground in Congress. With every lobby meeting, our advocacy brings climate action and clean energy policy closer within reach.
Update on August 15, 2025:
When the Treasury Department’s guidance was ultimately released, Politico reported that “the changes did not go as far as some in the clean energy industry had feared” and cited the pushback from Sens. Curtis and Grassley, suggesting that their efforts had real impact.
Sen. Grassley said in a statement that the guidance “seems to offer a viable path forward for the wind and solar industries to continue to meet increased energy demand.”
