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Senator Sanders Calls on President-Elect Biden to Reverse Trump Solar Tariffs
December 3, 2020
Senator James Sanders Jr. has sent a letter to President-Elect Joe Biden asking him to reverse President Donald Trump's solar tariffs.
Senator Sanders is calling on Biden to reverse the Trump Administration’s policy toward solar energy by issuing an executive order to remove Section 201 tariffs on imported solar cells and modules. In addition, Senator Sanders is requesting a five-year extension of the 30% solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC).
"As you know, the nation and the world face great danger from climate change and we must act boldly and quickly to avoid climate catastrophe," Sanders wrote. "Promoting solar energy and other renewable energies is a major part of the solution to this problem."
The 10th Senatorial District includes Far Rockaway, an area hardest hit in New York State during Superstorm Sandy in 2012. There is no question that the damage caused by this storm was significantly enhanced by climate change, Sanders explained in the letter. Sanders added, communities of color, children, elderly and the disabled are disproportionately impacted by climate change.
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