WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement in response to news that the Trump administration admitted (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/business/trump-state-grants-canceled.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share) in court documents that it canceled grants and funding for energy projects in Democratic-led states due to partisan politics:
"This reporting proves what we've known all along: the Trump administration's decision to cancel energy project grants in states where Donald Trump lost in 2024 was nakedly political and vengeful.
"Since President Trump was sworn into ...