We can help lower utility costs by expanding access to cheaper, cleaner energy, including solar and geothermal right here in Nevada... This legislation is exactly what American families need to see costs go down, reliability go up...
Will work to lower energy bills by expanding access to cheaper, cleaner energy, including solar and geothermal, and by advancing legislation to support clean energy development.
Occurrences
"If you would just rescind that memo, we could get permitting reform passed this Congress, and we can start to talk about permitting all forms of energy."
To require the Secretary of Energy to further develop and support the adoption of a voluntary streamlined permitting and inspection process for authorities having jurisdiction over the permitting of qualifying distributed energy systems.
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Evidence
GovInfo lists H.R. 8437 as introduced in the House on April 22, 2026, with Susie Lee (NV) as a cosponsor. The bill advances next-generation geothermal electricity generation demonstration projects in new regions.
In House remarks on H.R. 5587, Susie Lee said geothermal can be paired with wind and solar to 'break free from fossil fuels' and build a reliable homegrown energy system to 'tackle the affordability crisis.' She also said permitting reform bills would help move geothermal projects forward.
Assessments
Lee has taken same-term actions aligned with the promise, including cosponsoring geothermal-development legislation and publicly advocating clean-energy and permitting reforms tied to affordability. That shows meaningful movement on advancing legislation for cleaner energy. But the record here does not show that she delivered the broader promised result of expanding access enough to lower energy bills, nor that her clean-energy agenda was enacted into law. On a federal-office standard, this is progress toward the promise rather than full delivery.
The evidence shows Susie Lee actively advocated for clean energy affordability and cosponsored H.R. 8437 to support next-generation geothermal demonstration projects, which aligns with the promised legislative effort on geothermal and clean energy development. However, the record provided does not show that the legislation passed or that the promised outcome of lower energy bills through expanded access to cheaper, cleaner energy was delivered. Because this is a serious legislative and public advocacy attempt without demonstrated fulfillment, the appropriate outcome is never with an effort badge.