Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought announced Wednesday that the federal government is cancelling $8 billion in green energy funding amid the Democrat-forced government shutdown.
Vought took to X on Wednesday to announce the cuts after government funding expired early Wednesday morning.
“Nearly $8 billion in Green New Scam funding to fuel the Left’s climate agenda is being cancelled,” Vought wrote in a post on X, adding that more details would become available via the Department of Energy.
The cuts are to projects in blue, or blue-leaning states, including:
California
Colorado
Connecticuit
Delaware
Hawaii
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Oregon
Vermont
Washington
The move comes after the White House