PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- Caterpillar and Komatsu are set to lose a combined $5.8 million due to recent funding cuts to Democratic states, according to congressional Democrats.

Shortly after the government shutdown, the Trump administration's Department of Energy cut $8 billion in climate projects in 16 states. These 16 states all voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.

This includes Illinois.

Illinois' 17th Congressional District, which includes Peoria, Bloomington, and Normal, would lose over $54 million in federal funding, according to U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, a Democrat.

“This isn’t about saving taxpayer dollars. The funding was already approved. This is about politics, plain and simple — and our families will pay the price," he said.

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