U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said he backs a White House energy initiative announced on June 1 that would prevent the closings of coal-fired and nuclear power plants across the country via federal intervention.
“America must take the lead and support nuclear power by ensuring we have the technology, know-how, and safety expertise to keep it going,” Rep. Kinzinger said on June 4.
President Donald Trump on June 1 directed U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Rick Perry to “take immediate steps” to develop a plan that would end the retirements of coal-fired and nuclear power plants in order to protect “our national security, public safety and economy from intentional attacks and natural disasters,” according to a statement from White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Ripon Advance – June 6, 2018.
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