Excerpt from this article in The Hill:

Members considered several amendments to the Energy and Water spending bill, H.R. 5325, in Wednesday afternoon votes, but continued to turn away GOP proposals to pare the bill down further. Several Republicans have complained for the past few days that the bill spends $87.5 million more than the current funding level — the entire bill tips the fiscal scale at $32.1 billion for the year.

The vote was 255-165, with Mazie Hirono and Colleen Hanabusa voting “nay.”

Excerpt from a statement by Hanabusa:

This Republican bill reflects the wrong priorities. It increases funding for fossil fuel-based research while slashing important renewable energy initiatives that help develop our economy, protect our environment, and offer the quality of life Americans deserve. 

Excerpt from a statement by Hirono:

This bill was another missed opportunity to create green jobs. Instead of a balanced approach that invests in research, development and innovation of clean energy, this bill promotes an outdated energy policy that will keep Hawaii and our nation dependent on foreign oil.

—Chad Blair