Entries by Lisa Jacobson, Charles Hernick

Federal Climate Change Policy is Needed Now and Must Leverage the Private Sector

For years, the rapid growth we have seen in energy efficiency, natural gas, and renewable energy drove down U.S. greenhouse gas emissions (now 10% below 2005 levels) while the economy grew. That’s why it was frustrating to see energy productivity (the ratio of U.S. GDP to energy consumed) stagnate and 2018 economy-wide U.S. greenhouse gas […]

Advice for the New ‘Youngest Women’ of Congress

I approached my first term in Congress with the mindset that you only have one opportunity to make a good first impression with your colleagues. Particularly given the outsize press coverage that comes with the title of being the youngest women ever elected, it is critical that you both embrace the old congressional adage, “There […]

Priorities this Year

In Congress, my focus will be on carrying the voices of and providing excellent service to my constituents, building an economy that delivers for working- and middle-class families, reining in prescription drug costs and ensuring that health care is regarded as a right rather than a privilege, and shaping a more just, equal future for […]