PGAS received this email 7/12/2023

Dear Mr. Cohen,

Thank you for your letter about the environmental challenges facing our country. I appreciate hearing from you, and I welcome the opportunity to continue a dialogue on this matter and other issues throughout my term as your congressman.

Our environment is a precious resource that we must use and protect responsibly. Every American is entitled to clean air and water. We can secure an environmental future for our children and grandchildren, but we must act now. In our modern world, preserving the environment, growing our economy, and creating new energy all go hand-in-hand. Such a comprehensive strategy creates good-paying American jobs as well. Green jobs that can’t be outsourced are a major part of our economic recovery.

Just earlier this year, I visited and toured the SEMAConnect plant located here in our congressional district. I had the opportunity to see how the workers there are moving our ecosystem forward by staffing one of the largest manufacturers of electric-vehicle charging stations in the region. This plant has both brought jobs to our district and clean resources to our communities. I want to make sure that the federal government contributes to the preservation of our planet by maintaining natural lands –not destroying them. Moving forward, I want to conserve the native grasslands we enjoy here in the district while saving taxpayers millions of dollars.

Please visit me at www.ivey.house.gov to continue the conversation and keep up with my latest work in service to the Fourth Congressional District of Maryland.

Sincerely,
Rep. Glenn Ivey
Member of Congress