RANKING MEMBER HEINRICH AND VICE CHAIR MURRAY SLAM DOE FOR REDIRECTING CONGRESSIONALLY APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR CLEAN ENERGY TO PROP UP COAL PLANTS, HURTING RURAL COMMUNITIES AND DRIVING UP ELECTRICITY COSTS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- 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, and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Vice Chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations and Ranking Member of the Energy and Water Development subcommittee, sent a letter (https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/8C2B44B7-4DC8-4502-8042-9BC20D646546) to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), blasting (https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/02/senate-dems-probe-use-of-carbon-capture-funds-00777468) the Trump Administration for redirecting congressionally-appropriated funds set aside for carbon capture programs from the Bipartisan ...