Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) released the following statement after the State Department announced new sanctions on the Russian sponsored Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
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After the Illinois General Assembly passed S.B. 18, U.S. Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) released this statement on the future of nuclear energy.
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WASHINGTON (WREX) — Congressman Adam Kinzinger sent a letter to President Biden and members of his administration asking them to use emergency powers to keep the Byron Nuclear Plant open. Congressman Kinzinger wants President Biden to keep both the Byron and Dresden nuclear plants open at least until Springfield or Washington can enact new laws to level the energy playing field and help financially-struggling plants. Here's the statement Congressman Kinzinger issued following the letter to the p...
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WASHINGTON (WTVO) — Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) is asking President Joe Biden to use emergency powers to keep the Byron nuclear power plant open until Springfield or Washington can enact new energy laws to help the financially struggling plant. “The failure of leadership in Springfield has been astonishing, and has now made the closures of Byron and Dresden imminent. Despite the fact that Congress is finally poised to pass my bipartisan legislation—the Preserving Existing Nuclear Energy Ge...
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Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) sent a letter to President Biden and several of his top administration officials asking them to consider employing emergency powers to save Byron and Dresden stations from closing.
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A financial credit program for nuclear power plants has been included in the Senate's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act which was approved in the Senate on Tuesday. The program has been championed by Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger, who has proposed the program in separate legislation in the past. Kinzinger says he wants some federal help to available to keep nuclear power plants online as two in the 16th Congressional District are slated to close near the end of this year. Exelon, th...
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Last week, Congressmen Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) and Mike Doyle (PA-18) introduced legislation to establish a financial credit program for certain civil nuclear power plants and authorize funding for “nuclear closure communities.”
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In commemoration of Earth Day, Representatives Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) and Abigail Spanberger (VA-7) introduced the Energy Resource Governance Initiative Act.
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Today, Congressman Adam Kinzinger (IL-16) participated in a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce’s Energy Subcommittee in which he offered a full-throated but thoughtful case for preserving nuclear power.
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