Evans signed letters urging Republican leaders not to repeal Inflation Reduction Act clean energy tax credits, then voted to repeal those same credits and make them harder to access, threatening clean energy jobs in Colorado. Then, Evans defended his vote to cut the credits, claiming the Republican budget bill was a sensible approach to clean energy tax credits. Since the beginning of the Trump administration, clean energy projects that were projected to create hundreds of jobs in Evans’ district have been cancelled or stalled.
July 2025: Evans Voted For The Senate FY 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill That Extended $4 Trillion In Expiring Tax Cuts, Added New Tax Breaks, Appropriated $448 Billion In Defense, Border, And Immigration Enforcement Funding, Increased The SALT Deduction To $40,000, And Cut Medicaid And Other Social Programs To Offset The Costs. In July 2025, Evans voted for, according to Congressional Quarterly, the “motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the bill that would permanently extend nearly $4 trillion in expiring individual and business tax cuts, create several new tax breaks and fund border and immigration enforcement and air traffic control upgrades. It would cut Medicaid and other safety net programs to partly offset the cost. Among other provisions, it would raise the statutory debt ceiling by $5 trillion and appropriate more than $448 billion in mandatory funding for Trump administration priorities and other needs, including $153 billion for defense, $89 billion for immigration enforcement, and $89.5 billion for border control and security. It also would increase the state and local tax deduction cap to $40,000 annually for five years for households making up to $500,000 a year until 2030, when it would permanently revert to $10,000.” The House passed the bill by a vote of 218 to 214. [House Vote 190, 7/3/25; Congressional Quarterly, 7/3/25; Congressional Actions, H.R. 1]
2025: Evans Voted For The FY 2025 Budget Reconciliation Bill That Included $3.8 Trillion In Tax Cuts Offset By $1.5 Trillion In Spending Reductions To Programs Like Medicaid And The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. In May 2025, Evans voted for, according to Congressional Quarterly, “the bill that would provide for approximately $3.8 trillion in net tax cuts and $321 billion in military, border enforcement and judiciary spending, offset by $1.5 trillion in spending reductions, as instructed in the fiscal 2025 budget resolution (H Con Res 14). It would raise the statutory debt limit by $4 trillion and provide for increased spending on defense and border security, spending cuts on social safety net programs, such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. It also includes a mix of tax breaks for businesses and individuals; tax increases on universities and foundations; and a phase-down of clean energy tax credits. […] It would reduce federal spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by requiring states to shoulder more of the cost, expand work requirements for SNAP, extend programs authorized under the 2018 farm bill, and prohibit the U.S. Department of Agriculture from increasing the cost of the Thrifty Food Program. As amended, it would cap state and local tax deductions at $40,000 for households with incomes below $500,000.” The House passed the bill by a vote of 215 to 214. [House Vote 145, 5/22/25; Congressional Quarterly, 5/22/25; Congressional Actions, H.R. 1]
March 2025: Evans Signed A Letter Urging House Republican Leadership Not To Repeal Clean Energy Tax Credits In The Reconciliation Process. According to a letter led by Rep. Andrew Garbarino, "As Members of the House Republican Conference, we write to emphasize the importance of prioritizing energy affordability for American families and keeping on our current path to energy dominance amid efforts to repeal or reform current energy tax credits. We strongly support the Administration’s America First national energy dominance initiative. Continued energy expansion and innovation is necessary to bolster national security, create goodpaying American jobs, and guarantee energy independence. The United States continues to produce energy from a myriad of sources that are cleaner and more efficient than anywhere else in the world. As our conference has long believed, an all-of-the-above energy approach, combined with a robust advanced manufacturing sector, will help support the United States’ position as a global energy leader." [Letter, Rep. Andrew Garbarino, 3/9/25]
HEADLINE: "Moderate Republicans Are ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Provisions In The Reconciliation Bill They Voted For" [NOTUS, 6/6/25]
June 2025: Evans Signed Letter Urging Senate Republicans To Scale Back Cuts To Clean Energy Tax Credits In The House GOP Budget Bill, Which She Voted For. According to NBC News, "Thirteen House Republicans who supported President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ sent a letter Friday urging Senate GOP leaders to scale back some of its clean energy cuts, sparking pushback from conservative hard-liners. The unusual criticism of their own bill indicates a modicum of regret by the GOP lawmakers, whose votes were critical to the bill passing the House by a narrow margin last month. ‘While we were proud to have worked to ensure that the bill did not include a full repeal of the clean energy tax credits, we remain deeply concerned by several provisions,’ said the Republicans in the letter, led by Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va." [NBC News, 6/6/25]
Evans Claimed The Republican Tax Bill Was A Sensible Approach To Clean Energy Tax Credits After Arguing That Clean Energy Tax Credits Were Critical To Energy Production. According to an opinion by Gabe Evans in the Washington Times, "But here’s the reality: innovation alone isn’t enough to meet our nation’s growing energy demand. For these resources to truly meet their potential, we must make them more accessible for American families and businesses to drive down costs and get more electrons on the grid. Clean energy tax credits are a critical component of this national strategy. These credits have helped fuel Colorado’s economy, creating new jobs, supporting small businesses and large companies alike, and attracting billions of dollars in private sector investment. They give families and businesses more choices, whether that be lowering their power bills or upgrading to better energy systems. […] We must have the infrastructure to support the next generation of energy technologies like geothermal and advanced storage. Transmission lines, pipelines, and modernized grids are all part of the equation. If we want affordable, reliable, and secure energy, we need the ability to move it where it is needed most. That’s why I alongside 20 other Republican members of Congress pushed for a sensible approach to the clean energy tax credits in the Working Families Tax Credit bill, which was signed into law in July." [Gabe Evans Opinion – Washington Times, 9/29/25]
HEADLINE: "Colorado Losing A Third Major Clean Energy Project As Subsidy Cuts, Tariffs Roil Markets" [Colorado Sun, 6/25/25]
May 2025: Amprius Technologies, Which Had Planned To Open A Large Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing Facility In Brighton, CO, Paused Its Plan To Move To The Next Phase, Citing “Market Dynamics.” According to the Denver Post, "Amprius Technologies announced in 2023 that it would open a 775,000-square-foot lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Brighton that would employ about 330 people in the first phases. But in May, the California company told shareholders that it was pausing the project as it monitors ‘market dynamics.’ Amprius CEO Kang Sun said in a statement that while the company has completed the plant’s design, there are no immediate plans to move forward to the next phase. Producing cutting-edge battery technologies at scale in the U.S. requires ‘a highly capital-intensive process’ and technical expertise that is still developing, he said. ‘Meanwhile, other countries have spent years building mature, cost-efficient battery industries, giving them a significant head start,’ Sun said." [Denver Post, 7/13/25]
VSK Energy, Inc. Cancelled Plans To Build A $250 Million Factory To Make Solar Panels In Brighton, CO. According to the Denver Post, "Susan Nedell, senior advocate in the West for E2, believes the targeting of renewable energy incentives and programs played into the cancellation of plans to build a $250 million factory in Brighton to make solar panels. VSK Energy Inc., a joint venture between India-based Vikram Solar and the private equity firm Phalanx Impact Partners and the development firm Das & Co., announced the project in 2023. At the time, Sriram Das, chairman of VSK Energy and managing director of Das & Co, called the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act ‘a landmark moment for the clean energy future of the United States.’ A spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that the Brighton plant isn’t moving forward, but didn’t give a reason." [Denver Post, 7/13/25]