"House Speaker Mike Johnson said he’s spoken to Cabinet officials in support of an offshore wind project that’s nearly complete." 

"House Speaker Mike Johnson is going to bat for an offshore wind project located off Virginia Beach at a time when the Trump administration has halted the construction of similar projects and the president himself has warned that support for the industry could cost politicians their careers.

The Louisiana Republican told POLITICO’s E&E News on Tuesday he voiced support to Cabinet secretaries about the nearly complete Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. It’s the largest planned offshore wind venture in the country and has thus far escaped the wrath of the administration.

The speaker was responding to a question about his efforts to relay support for a project important to one of his vulnerable House Republicans from the party’s more moderate wing."

Kelsey Brugger reports for E&E News September 10, 2025. [2]

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"The Lone G.O.P. Governor Opposing Trump’s War on Offshore Wind" (New York Times) [3]