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On the recordAugust 8, 2026
Following reports that the Trump administration acknowledged in court filings that it terminated more than $7.5 billion of energy grants due to political motivations, I wrote to you along with 38 senators demanding the administration restore funding to those projects that were illegally canceled.
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

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Discussing the political motivations behind grant cancellations.

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