DAVENPORT, IA – Labor leaders and the BlueGreen Alliance gathered today at the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Union Hall in Davenport, IA for a press briefing to discuss the harm to the working people of Iowa caused by the GOP’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA)—which Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-01) proudly voted for.

Speakers highlighted the impact on jobs and lost investment in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District due to Rep. Miller-Meeks’ vote for the OBBBA, which slashed incentives for clean energy and manufacturing expansion in Iowa and across the nation and raised prices on electricity and health care. The bill also sunset renewable energy tax credits that—for the first time in history—had labor standards attached.

“Because of the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ and Miller-Meeks’ vote on it, renewable energy projects are getting cancelled or stalling out,” said Ryan Drew, Business Representative of International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 150. “Even when they get off the ground, we can’t ensure they are going to be using local labor or paying prevailing wage.”

Manufacturing has also taken a hit under the OBBBA as the bill repealed funding for advanced manufacturing and sent ripples through the supply chain for clean energy parts and materials.

“With her vote, Rep. Miller-Meeks supported the repeal of nearly $550 billion in funding meant for clean energy, much of which would flow to domestic manufacturers,” said Charlie Wishman, President of the Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO. “Workers are now facing uncertainty and fear in what was once a stable industry. Laid off workers lose their health insurance at a time when premiums for individual coverage are skyrocketing and costs for everything from food to utilities are up.”

“Miller-Meeks’ vote is exhibit A in proving her willingness to sacrifice the very people she was elected to serve,” said BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director Jason Walsh. “This is legislation that took over $500 billion worth of investment in clean energy and manufacturing—and the jobs they created—and over trillion dollars from healthcare and food assistance for the most vulnerable among us, to pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. We should expect our leaders to stand up and fight for hardworking people, not give huge tax breaks to the rich, cut jobs and opportunity, and jack up energy and health care costs for working families.”