18 House Republicans Call on Johnson to Keep Part of Inflation Reduction Act

On the other side in the House GOP conference, members such as Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) are pushing to repeal the Inflation Reduction Act.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 15, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A group of Republican congressional members has called on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to keep the energy tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act if the GOP gains unified control of Congress and the White House next year.

In an Aug. 6 letter, the 18 lawmakers acknowledged that President Joe Biden’s signature legislation, which passed in 2022, is “deeply flawed” but pleaded to keep some of the tax credits. The lawmakers heard from constituents who invested in projects that would be undermined if the current tax regime were to be “turned on its head.”