We remind the Senate of how Democrats’ green energy subsidies have failed Americans. These corporate handouts fuel inflation, undermine energy security, and break the promises Republicans made to voters. We cannot afford to make the same mistake again.

At a time when interest payments on the national debt exceed defense spending, terminating wasteful green energy subsidies should be a no-brainer. But Congress has a spending addiction.

As former President Ronald Reagan observed, “Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.” This remains true today. These ineffective green energy giveaways are expected to cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars over the next decade, perhaps even more.

These subsidies are fiscal failures that distort our markets and burden taxpayers. We need an affordable energy policy, not high-cost, taxpayer-subsidized incentives that enrich unreliable energy producers and punish states such as Oklahoma, the sixth-largest producer of oil and fifth-largest producer of natural gas.

These subsidies also undermine energy reliability, putting America’s national security at risk. Democrats’ green energy subsidies prioritize unreliable, intermittent energy sources such as wind and solar, while our nation needs tried and true energy that can keep the lights on at all times and provide the constant, reliable power to homes and industries needed to keep our country strong and secure.

But the risks go beyond blackouts.

These subsidies make us more dependent on China, which dominates the global solar supply chain. Just last month, China was caught embedding devices with the potential to disable our power grid in U.S. solar equipment. That’s a national security threat we cannot afford.

Beyond security risks, these subsidies also burden American families trying to make ends meet.

Americans did not vote for endless giveaways to billion-dollar developers. They voted for dependable power, stable prices, and a government that lives within its means.

There’s a better path forward, starting with preserving the framework House Republicans set in their version of the “big, beautiful bill,” which enforces a firm end to these green energy giveaways. It’s time for the federal government to stop funding failure, kill these runaway green-energy handouts, and deliver relief to Americans.

The ball is in the Senate’s court to prove it is serious about fiscal responsibility, energy reliability, and prosperity for average Americans.

Jeff Starling is the Oklahoma secretary of energy and environment. Josh Brecheen is the U.S. representative from Oklahoma’s 2nd Congressional District.