The president exhorted Republicans to get behind the legislation after efforts to pass it hit resistance. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries decried the package in a record-long floor speech.

Congress passed a massive tax and spending cuts package Thursday that curbs billions of dollars in spending across clean energy. That means people will be paying a lot more for home solar, energy efficiency and other green technologies — and the nation's efforts to address climate change just got a lot more challenging.