Build Back Better Act

Floor Speech

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Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I rise to support the Inflation Reduction Act.

This bill is a monumental achievement that will move America forward, making important advances in everything from healthcare costs to energy prices to tax fairness.

Coming from North Carolina, a State battered with increasing regularity by catastrophic storms, I am especially proud that this act represents the most significant investment to combat climate change in U.S. history.

I am also pleased that this bill includes a measure that I have championed, which will end the prior moratorium on offshore wind. The Trump administration basically banned North Carolina from taking advantage of industrial-scale offshore wind. Our utilities support it, it is good for our economy, and it is good for our environment. This is an important, game-changing bill.

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