{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://salinas.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-salinas-champions-clean-technology-policy-priorities-seec-innovation-and", "Rep. Salinas Champions Clean Technology Policy Priorities with SEEC Innovation and Technology Task Force", "2025-11-17", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "House", "OR", "Andrea Salinas", "S001226", "salinas.house.gov", "salinas", "https://salinas.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Innovation and Technology Task Force Co-Chairs, Rep. Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Rep. Kevin Mullin (CA-15), outlined guiding principles and federal policy priorities to build and deploy the next generation of clean technologies that can transform global systems and reinforce American leadership for innovative climate solutions.\n\n\u201cAcross the country, Americans are feeling the effects of climate change \u2014 from longer wildfire seasons to extreme weather events and rising energy costs. These are difficult challenges, but they also provide opportunities,\" said Congresswoman Salinas. \"Our nation has a long history of stepping up to meet challenging moments with innovation and grit. Now is our chance to lead the world in clean technology, which will not only tackle climate change but also drive our economy for decades to come. As Co-Chair of the Innovation and Technology Task Force, I\u2019m excited to put in the work to take advantage of these opportunities.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe impacts of climate change are intensifying and being felt by communities across the country. We urgently need to support innovation to help tackle our climate crisis, increase American energy independence, make our grid more reliable and efficient, and reduce costs for consumers. The U.S. has the potential to lead the clean energy economy, but we can\u2019t do that without reliable federal investment in innovation and manufacturing,\u201d said Congressman Mullin. \u201cOur agenda focuses on bridging this gap, so we can turn promising ideas into real climate solutions. As Co-Chair of the Innovation and Technology Task Force, I\u2019m looking forward to advancing this agenda to tackle the climate crisis while strengthening our economy.\u201d\n\nThe principles document can be found here.\n\nBackground\n\nIn the 119th Congress, the SEEC Innovation and Technology Task Force is focused on advancing the research, development, and deployment of cutting-edge technologies aimed at addressing the most pressing challenges in our energy system and the environment. Every major form of energy deployed in the U.S. has been borne out of significant federal investment.\n\nAmerica has always excelled at invention and early innovation, but too many breakthroughs stall before reaching commercial scale. The U.S. has shown time and again its power to invent, but the challenge of the 21st century is scaling those inventions at home, rather than ceding that opportunity to foreign competitors. The Task Force principles document outlined the following federal policy priorities to close that gap.\n\nBuild a federal innovation system that gets clean technology to market\n\nProvide stability to attract private investment\n\nScale next-generation technologies with federal investment\n\nAmplify the role of federal labs and scientists\n\nMake funding more flexible and adaptive\n\nLower thresholds to participate\n\nBuilding domestic manufacturing and supply chains\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://salinas.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-salinas-champions-clean-technology-policy-priorities-seec-innovation-and"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.003677025437355, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}