Hundreds of energy and environment leaders — including 27 Democratic lawmakers — will convene Tuesday in Washington for a summit focused on crafting policies with broad support.
The conference, organized by the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Institute, is meant to produce “bold ideas of climate and energy action” that can be implemented under the Trump administration, according to promotional material.
Headlining the daylong event is House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), who will speak alongside Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Fla.). Castor is currently spearheading a monthslong SEEC initiative — the “Thriving Economy Project” — to crowdsource bipartisan policy proposals from around the country.
Castor said that she and Jeffries’ remarks will be “all about the cost of living.” She nodded to Jeffries’ major role in setting energy priorities should Democrats win a majority of House seats in the November midterm elections.
