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Welcome to our third special edition podcast for the Future of Energy series.

This month, we're laying out the state of play, the legislative landscapes, engaging in key interviews with leaders in the space and the outlook on what's to come.

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Today, I'm going to be speaking with Ali Mutnick, a senior reporter at Punchball News,

and we're going to be discussing a key interview she did for the future of

energy. Allie, thanks for joining me. Thanks for having me. All right, so Congress obviously has

massive influence on the nation's energy policies and infrastructure, everything from funding

and tax incentives to cutting bureaucratic red tape that some argue could inhibit growth.

And this year will be no exception.

We've seen this play out in reconciliation.

We've seen this play out in the inflation reduction act under the Biden administration.

And there's President Donald Trump, who's really looking to drill baby drill and kind of

bring and talks a lot about on his agenda,

the idea that there is this, you know, kind of U.S. economic engine of energy.

So you spoke with Chuck Fleischman, House Republican from Tennessee, who's also chair of the

energy and water appropriation subcommittee. Tell us a little bit about Chuck Feichmann. Faisman, a House Republican from Tennessee, who is also chair of the Energy and Water Appropriation

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