Rep. Sean Casten

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

@Zaphodasaur, That said, don’t lose sight of the fact that the steel mills in our region are some of the most globally competitive in the world. They use a lot less labor than they used to, but have stayed on line at very high capacity factors through the 2008 & 2020 downturns. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

@Zaphodasaur...and raises a whole host of complex safety concerns... — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

https://t.co/veBs4dtPKE Good question, @Zaphodasaur, but I doubt it. While I suppose it is thermodynamically possible to develop a technology that uses hydrogen instead of coal as a reducing agent in steel making, that’s a long way off... — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

@DaroldLV, It was introduced by @RepJoeCourtney last year and was the companion to a bill led by @SenWarren on the other side of Capitol Hill. More on their bill: https://t.co/oyogNqw0VC We’ll keep you posted! — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

@DaroldLV, This doesn’t change the basic risk/reward calculus since it is the rate that a lender would provide in current markets, but helps ensure that people are disadvantaged for life just because of interest rate environment when they first took out their student loan… — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

https://t.co/QLBjQQsmcM @DaroldLV, There is a bill we are watching that was introduced in the 116th Congress that allows individual borrowers to do what corporate borrowers do all the time - namely, refinance to take advantage of lower rates… — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

https://t.co/M02LoyOskY Hey @apapasilva from #EnergyTwitter. To answer your first question: yes! I was very pleased to see @POTUS require publication of the social cost of carbon as one of his first acts after being sworn in. https://t.co/mZSm6ScnDw — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

For those new to this subject: @drvolts did a really good overview of the issues and challenges earlier this week - highly recommended reading! https://t.co/F8SlxTGR6e — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

@dbt11, More generally, we need a national grid to better connect renewable sources (which tend to be in low population regions) to load centers. The Seams study by @NREL shows how to do that... — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

https://t.co/Cm71TG1Q0a @dbt11, The Seams study (https://t.co/4tw2iIrFtM) is hugely valuable, and shows where our best “bang for the buck” is as we think about how to debottleneck our transmission grid... — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

@Waxler81, I often think one of the best things I ever did to prepare for Congress was to take a year of @TheSecondCity improv classes for that reason. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

@Waxler81, It’s a job that rewards those who can always be fully-present, fully engaged with whatever is going on in the moment and not distracted by memories of the prior conversation or anticipation of the next. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

@Waxler81, With respect to SEL, this is a job that requires a LOT of multitasking. You might have a meeting on refugee policy one moment and then meet with banking regulators the next and then talk to a group of high school students. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

@Waxler81, After all, as Walt Whitman said, “I contain multitudes”...But we tend to think it is exceptional in Congress when people who are known for one thing work on another thing. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

@Waxler81 This is a job like any other where you work to get things done with people who have a broad range of interests & talents. If you were working on a group art project & one of your partners was on the soccer team, you wouldn’t think there is anything remarkable about that — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

https://t.co/kt0xBRhwgV Great questions, @Waxler81. I find myself spending a lot of time “translating” Congress for people, often by simply reminding them not to be distracted by the celebrity profile of some of my colleagues. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

@_Deborah3 We will do everything we can, but in the meantime it is important for all Americans to recognize how important it is to elect people of patriotism and character to positions of great power. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

@_Deborah3 and we cannot reasonably expect sufficient votes across the aisle to support such measures since so many of them voted with the insurrectionists to throw out the results of the November elections… — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

@_deborah3 The challenge is that the appropriate penalty - aka, permanent removal under the 14th Amendment requires a ⅔ majority of the House… — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

@_Deborah3, To be sure, that is not enough. I am personally sickened at the prospect that members who were tweeting the location of the Speaker of the House to a hostile crowd with the intention to commit violence still have floor privileges and access to classified information… — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

https://t.co/u44h3LTeZW @_Deborah3, We immediately did the things we could do with a straight partisan majority in our rules packages, including fines for not wearing masks and for refusing to go through metal detectors. https://t.co/0VUsYvm5Nz — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

🚨LIVE NOW with @RepBillFoster and @SBA_Illinois Director, Robert Steiner to discuss resources for small businesses and nonprofits! https://t.co/KHyfloZk5E — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

🚨LIVE NOW: https://t.co/KHyfloZk5E — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

Thank you all for submitting so many great questions! I’ll be back later to answer more, but right now I’ve got to hop offline to host a Small Business Resource Webinar with @RepBillFoster & @SBA_Illinois. I’ll post the 🔗 to livestream momentarily if you’re interested! — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

@chekemonkee, they’ve done that through mask wearing, appropriate social distancing, testing and contact tracing… Having a vaccine IN ADDITION makes that easier, especially once we can vaccinate teachers who are more at risk of contracting and spreading COVID than children… — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

@hb911 Raising taxes on top earners (only over $400K) in @POTUS's plan, but coupling that with more generous tax supports below (expanded earned income tax credits for example) will help ensure that more people can participate in the American dream. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

@chekemonkee, you are right that we have to significantly increase vaccination rates, but do keep in mind that lots of countries like New Zealand, Australia, and South Korea (to name a few) have gotten back to near normal without widespread vaccination… — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

https://t.co/vI46eCae6g @chekemonkee The decisions about specific schools are being made by state and local officials, informed by locally-specific health statistics, and the specific populations in any given district… — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

@hb911 The difference between tax policy under Biden and Trump is better thought of as a difference in tax equity rather than absolute tax rates. — PolitiTweet.org

Rep. Sean Casten @RepCasten

@hb911 After all, Donald Trump slashed tax rates in the 2017 bill and is the first president in history to leave office with lower total employment than when he entered… — PolitiTweet.org