HEINRICH, MURRAY LEAD 37 COLLEAGUES IN DEMANDING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RESTORE FUNDING FOR ENERGY PROJECTS THAT WERE ILLEGALLY CANCELED AND POLITICALLY TARGETED

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich issued the following news release:

The letter follows an admission from the Trump administration that the decision to cancel energy project grants in states that did not vote for Trump was "based solely" on politicsHeinrich, Murray, colleagues: "It is an attack on the rule of law and the basic democratic principle that the federal government serves the entire country-not merely those who support the President."

WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, were joined by 37 Senators in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Ene...