Issue Position: Protecting and Preserving our Environment

Issue Position

Congressman Suozzi believes that climate change is real and requires bold solutions to leave a healthier and more sustainable world behind for future generations.

Throughout his career in public service, Suozzi has worked hard to clean up pollution, preserve open space, clean up toxic sites, protect our air and the Long Island Sound, and to ensure that our drinking water is clean. He was previously named New York State Environmentalist of the Year by the League of Conservation Voters. He has continued that fight in Congress as a leading member of the Bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus.

Suozzi co-sponsored and helped pass the Climate Action Now Act, a bill that reverses President Trump's misguided decision to pull out of the Paris Agreement. As a Member of the House Ways and Means Committee, Suozzi helped introduce the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act. This legislation encourages and incentivizes the deployment and production of cleaner, safer, and more sustainable energy technologies such as solar, wind, and geothermal.

Back home on Long Island, Suozzi has, since arriving to Congress in 2017, increased federal funding to protect and preserve the Long Island Sound by almost 500%. He has also secured tens of millions of dollars in funding increases to clean up the Navy-Grumman Plume while holding both the Navy and Northrop Grumman accountable.

Suozzi is focused on waste and drinking water improvements, as well as green energy production, electric vehicles, and the accompanying infrastructure to support them.

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