“It’s our hope that Congress puts the best interests of the American people before their own by quickly passing a budget to fully fund the government,” she said. “It’s equally important, despite it being the holiday season, that Congress avoid efforts to ornament this budget bill like a Christmas tree with burdensome policy riders that would significantly delay the approval process.

“The remaining days of this legislative session would be a missed opportunity without the renewal of clean energy investments like the production tax credit and advanced energy project credit. Congressional approval of these important priorities will help us all breathe a sigh of relief as we close the book on 2014.”

 The alliance is a group made up of environmental organizations and organized labor. The HVAC construction Sheet Metal Workers union is a member.