
War, AI, and Grid Stress: Why This Is Solar Power’s Moment
The war in Iran is solar power’s Covid moment.
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Jon Toomey is the President of the Coalition for a Prosperous America, the leading national bipartisan organization representing exclusively domestic producers and workers across many industries and sectors of the U.S. economy. Jon manages and oversees all of the organization’s strategic activities and advocacy, including government affairs, economic research, public affairs and communications, and industry leadership.
Since joining CPA in 2020 as Senior Vice President of Government Relations, Jon has been instrumental in shaping and executing CPA’s advocacy strategy at the federal, state, and local levels. He led CPA’s Government Affairs team, developing and managing high-impact legislative and policy campaigns that have influenced key decision-makers in Congress, the Executive Branch, and regulatory agencies.
Jon is widely recognized as a leading policy expert on trade, tax, manufacturing, energy, transportation, health, and industrial policy. He maintains a strong network on Capitol Hill and within the Executive Branch, regularly advising lawmakers and officials from both parties. His expertise is sought after by Members of Congress, state and local legislators, regulators, federal agencies, industry leaders, and other decision makers in the U.S. government. He also builds and collaborates with coalitions of domestic producers and advocacy organizations to advance policies that align with CPA’s mission.
Before joining CPA, Jon established and led the Washington, D.C. government relations office for a mid-sized U.S. manufacturing company, overseeing all advocacy efforts and engagement with Congress, federal agencies, the Executive Branch, and regulatory agencies. Jon also has extensive legislative experience on Capitol Hill, where he served as Legislative Counsel for a senior Member of Congress on the House Ways and Means Committee, where he was responsible for all tax policy issues before the committee, and the Chairman of the House Budget Committee when Congress considered the last reconciliation bill, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Jon frequently speaks with major media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, and Bloomberg, and his commentaries have been featured in RealClearPolitics, The Epoch Times, RealClearPolicy, and Rematec.
Jon holds a B.A. from Arcadia University and a J.D. from the Florida Coastal School of Law. He lives in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL with his wife, daughter, and son.

The war in Iran is solar power’s Covid moment.

As the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects a $1.9 trillion federal deficit for fiscal year 2026, Congress is under increasing pressure to identify durable budget pay-fors. In most cases, that discussion quickly narrows to three familiar choices: raise domestic taxes, cut spending, or continue borrowing more. But tariffs warrant more serious consideration.

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