Connecticut Congressional Delegation Slams Trump Cancellation of Clean Energy Projects

[Hartford, CT] - Today, the Connecticut Congressional delegation released a statement on the Trump Administration's cancellation of $53 million of grants to Connecticut organizations working on clean energy projects.

"These cancellations are a craven and illegal attempt by the Trump Administration to bully blue states like Connecticut, and we have one simple message for them: it's not going to work. All this reckless and shortsighted announcement does is cut good paying jobs for people in Connecticut, raise energy costs for families, and hurt our economy. While Trump and his cronies make life harder for Americans, we are fighting as a delegation to lower household utility bills and to invest in energy independence," the delegation said in a statement.

The full list of Department of Energy projects that were terminated, including the 12 in Connecticut, are available here.

On Wednesday, Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought, announced on X that the Department of Energy had cancelled $8 billion worth of projects for clean energy projects. A press release from DOE issued late Wednesday confirmed the termination of the projects, but did not list the affected projects or provide any useful information. Additionally, Connecticut awardees were not notified by DOE that their funds were cancelled at the time of Vought's announcement or the DOE press release.

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