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Congressional Republicans are struggling to agree on how deeply they should cut the clean energy tax incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act, and their internal battle is complicating the party’s effort to pass President Donald Trump’s main legislative priority: a mega budget reconciliation bill. POLITICO’s Josh Siegel, Kelsey Tamborrino and James Bikales break down what this internal squabble is really about, what might happen next and the stakes. Plus, listen to POLITICO’s energy takeaways from President Donald Trump’s 2026 spending proposal.
Josh Siegel is an energy reporter for POLITICO and the host of POLITICO Energy.
Kelsey Tamborrino is a reporter covering clean energy for POLITICO.
James Bikales is a reporter for POLITICO.
Nirmal Mulaikal is the co-host and producer of POLITICO Energy.
Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO.
Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO.
Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.
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