Washington, Feb. 11 -- Congresswoman Diana DeGette issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01), a senior member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, issued the following statement after the National Lab of the Rockies (NLR) announced an involuntary Reduction in Force (RIF):
"Donald Trump promised to lower costs on day one. Now, electricity prices have spiked 13% since he took office. Yet, his administration has declared war on renewable energy projects that save Americans money, putting enormous stress on labs like Colorado's National Lab of the Rockies.
"NLR's track record speaks for itself: the lab has delivered $1.9 billion in economic impact to Colorado and supports thousands of high-tec...