SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DEMAND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IMMEDIATELY REVERSE RECKLESS PAUSE ON OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS, WARN MOVE WILL RAISE ENERGY COSTS, KILL JOBS & THREATEN GRID RELIABILITY

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:

After Trump's Department of the Interior (DOI) abruptly paused leases for five offshore wind projects, including two off the coast of New York, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibranddemanded the administration immediately reverse what they called a reckless pause that threatens to raise electricity bills, kill good-paying union jobs, and undermine grid reliability.

"Even a short pause on these fully permitted, under-construction offshore wind projects risks permanent harm," the senators said. "It will increase electricity costs for families, eliminate jobs, and weaken the reliability of our electric grid in New York and across the co...