Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) filed an amendment to the rescissions package currently before the Senate to block the Department of Energy’s federal loan guarantees from bankrolling the Grain Belt Express, a Green New Deal project fiercely opposed by Missouri farmers and ranchers.
“The Department of Energy should not be using taxpayer dollars to fund green scams at the expense of Missouri’s farmers and ranchers. The Biden Administration shoved the $4.9 billion federal loan guarantee through at the eleventh hour because they knew it was illegal and immoral. It’s time to defund the Grain Belt Express once and for all,” Senator Hawley said.
For years, Senator Hawley has been working to defund the Grain Belt Express and protect Missourians’ land. Just last week, Senator Hawley secured a pledge from Energy Secretary Chris Wright to rescind the Grain Belt Express loan guarantees.
Read the full amendment here.