Kreiss-Tomkins signed 2021 Biden, clean-energy letter

What Kreiss-Tomkins signed

Kreiss-Tomkins signed a 2021 letter that addressed two federal policy areas: the COVID-19 response and clean energy. The letter praised policies pursued by President Joe Biden during the pandemic and asked Congress to pursue 100% clean energy.

The two parts of the letter were directed at different parts of the federal government. Its praise concerned policies associated with Biden, while its clean-energy request called for action by Congress. By signing, Kreiss-Tomkins publicly joined the letter’s appeal in 2021.

The signature records support for the letter at that time. It did not itself create a federal clean-energy requirement, change an existing law or amount to a vote on legislation. Congress would have to consider and pass legislation for a congressional clean-energy proposal to become law.

Election and policy context

The letter concerns energy and environmental policy, but it is not directly linked to a listed race or election. Kreiss-Tomkins is therefore not being compared with another candidate in this development.

The clean-energy portion called on federal lawmakers to pursue a 100% standard. That request is distinct from a detailed bill, which would normally specify matters such as deadlines, covered energy sectors, enforcement and the roles of federal agencies.

The COVID-19 portion expressed approval of Biden’s policies in 2021. The letter’s scope is limited to that public appeal and the positions it advanced when Kreiss-Tomkins signed it.