Goldman Lambasts Trump Administration for Pausing Offshore Wind Projects

December 22, 2025 Press Release New York, NY - Today, U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (NY-10) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Interior announcing that it is pausing—effective immediately—the leases for all large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the United States, including Empire Wind 1 in New York: "With increasing energy demand and rising energy prices, President Trump’s latest attempt to kill the offshore wind industry in the United States is as stupid as it is shortsighted. Renewable energy manufactured in America with American jobs actually makes our nation more secure, not less. United States energy policy cannot be dictated by one person’s irrational, childish dislike of the visual appearance of wind turbines from a golf course in Scotland. I will continue to fight this moronic decision, starting by asking my New York Republican colleagues whether they will stand up for their constituents or continue to bow down to Trump.” ### Issues : In the District Environmental Justice and Climate Resiliency