I think it's outrageous that a private corporation can take this kind of land.
Josh Hawley
The Public Record
Josh David Hawley is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the junior United States senator from Missouri, a position he has held since January 3, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Hawley previously served as the Attorney General of Missouri from 2017 to 2019. He is known for his focus on issues such as technology regulation, free speech, and conservative social policies. Hawley gained national attention for his opposition to big tech companies and his advocacy for policies aimed at supporting American workers and families.
Grain Belt Express exemplifies the type of transformative transmission projects capable of delivering the triple play of affordability, grid reliability, and more domestic renewable energy production.
All of this, and the State of Missouri still gets-- originally, we were going to get no benefit from the Grain Belt Expressway. Zero.
Don't you think that it's kind of incredible that this private company, Invenergy, that is responsible now for Greenbelt Express that is making boatloads of money on it, that is taking farmers' land in my State without compensating them?
Don't you think that it's kind of incredible that this private company, Invenergy, that is responsible now for Greenbelt Express that is making boatloads of money on it, that is taking farmers' land in my State without compensating them?
They cannot even get compensated for their land. This corporation is making billions, and you are telling me there's just nothing you can do about it.
I think it's outrageous that a private corporation can take this kind of land.
They cannot even get compensated for their land. This corporation is making billions, and you are telling me there's just nothing you can do about it.
Why is it a good idea to go over the heads of the people of Missouri and give this expressway, which is being developed by a private company that's making probably billions of dollars on it as they take farmers' land?
What strikes me is farmers have opposed this for years. Farmers have been trying to get a hearing for years.
Why is it a good idea to go over the heads of the people of Missouri and give this expressway, which is being developed by a private company that's making probably billions of dollars on it as they take farmers' land?
If you really just are rubber stamping whatever comes before you, let's just shut down your council.
I think it's outrageous that a private corporation can take this kind of land.
Grain Belt Express exemplifies the type of transformative transmission projects capable of delivering the triple play of affordability, grid reliability, and more domestic renewable energy production.
This corporation is making billions, and you are telling me there's just nothing you can do about it.
If you really just are rubber stamping whatever comes before you, let's just shut down your council.
Don't you think that it's kind of incredible that this private company... is taking farmers' land in my State without compensating them?
All of this, and the State of Missouri still gets-- originally, we were going to get no benefit from the Grain Belt Expressway.
Why is it a good idea to go over the heads of the people of Missouri and give this expressway...?
Farmers have opposed this for years. Farmers have been trying to get a hearing for years.
I think one of the worst things that happened in the COVID era is that our own government deliberately withheld information from us.





