Energy transition at centre of US spending debate May 28, 2021 2:57:pm Summary by: Daniel Graeber Posted in: Energy transition at centre of US spending debate US Republican leaders said May 27 a proposed infrastructure spending bill will transfer the cost of the energy transition to consumers, though advocates said it was time to act. Republicans are in the minority in the US Congress, but hold considerable influence over policy in Washington. Senator Shelly Moore Capito, a Republican representing West Virginia, on May 27 introduced an eight-year, $928bn spending bill she said was the counteroffer to president Joe Biden’s initial infrastructure spending plan of around $2 trillion.