Republicans are making headway in rolling back some of the Biden administration-era changes to how Washington regulates energy, and it’s not sitting well with some.

President Donald Trump and other party members have been clear that they plan to ensure many of the progressive climate provisions in former President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act aren’t enacted, as The Washington Examiner reported.

The former president signed the act into law almost exactly three years ago, in August of 2022. But that only came after a long and hard negotiation between liberals in the Democrat party and a few centrists, including then-Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV).

At the time of its passage, Biden called it the “most significant legislation in history to tackle the climate crisis.”

What it does

The Inflation Reduction Act was pushed on the American people with that dream in mind: The idea was that prices, still sky high from the pandemic, made worse by inflation, would get some relief.

However, the actual impact of the legislation is that it allowed for new spending on the pet projects of Democrats, including, but not limited to, hundreds of billions of dollars earmarked for “clean energy” projects.

It also ushered in the Democrats’ ideals for new healthcare plans for those not funding their own healthcare, and this was bankrolled by massive INCREASES in taxes on groups such as corporations and investors.

Because the government funded their projects by raising corporate taxes, that cost was eventually passed on to the American people via an increase in prices for the goods consumed and services rendered.

Repealing inflation reduction

However, since taking office, Trump has made it his mission to repeal large portions of the Inflation Reduction Act, including with his One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was signed on July 4 of this year.

A number of “clean energy” provisions, which were Democrat brainchildren masquerading as climate change mitigation, were released in what has been seen as a blow to Biden’s legacy.

Some parts of the bill, however, seem to still be weaving their way through federal law. And while Trump has promised to undo what he believes Biden did badly, Biden had four years in office, and the current president has only been in office for about eight months.

The other side

Those on the left believe that the 2022 legislation was the “most significant federal legislation on climate and clean energy in United States history,” and that it has “propelled total clean investments” to new heights.

Since the start of the application of the Inflation Reduction Act, more than $520 billion has been invested in “clean energy.”

Those who support the project believe that this supports energy innovation, more jobs in the energy sector, and tax cuts for individuals and groups that make a change away from traditional energy.

With the One Big Beautiful bill’s new $6,000 tax deduction, 88% of seniors will not be taxed on their Social Security benefits. It’s a tax break that finally puts seniors first.

— Congressman Max Miller (@RepMaxMiller) August 18, 2025