U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) succeeded today in securing the cancelation of a Biden-era Green New Deal loan in Missouri. Following Senator Hawley’s request, the Department of Energy canceled $5 billion in taxpayer funding to the “Grain Belt Express,” a green transmission project that has taken the land of numerous Missouri farmers across eight counties while padding the corporate profits of parent company Invenergy.
The Grain Belt Express boondoggle loan has been CANCELLED
— Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) July 23, 2025
The cancelation of the federal loan guarantee comes after Senator Hawley secured a pledge from Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright to halt the project. Senator Hawley sent a letter to the DOE in March urging the department to cancel the loan, as well as a follow-up letter in June.
Senator Hawley worked for years to prevent federal confiscation of Missourians’ property and will continue to do so.