With less than two months to go until Election Day, voters are eager to hear more than the usual political rhetoric or platitudes from their elected leaders. In the midst of an economic downturn due to the impact of COVID-19, our country’s leaders from both sides of the aisle should come together and immediately determine and implement the necessary next steps to strengthen our economy. People want to see tangible, practical solutions to help rebuild our communities, and they rightly want their leaders to put aside partisanship, find common ground, and act quickly.

Immediate, bipartisan action supporting the clean energy sector, which has had a demonstrated record of success prior to the pandemic, will help repower our nation and create hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs. Over the past five years, the clean energy sector has had 70% faster job growth than the overall economy. These occupations — in renewable energy, energy efficiency, grid modernization, clean vehicles, and clean fuels — accounted for 3.4 million jobs nationwide at the start of this year.