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Democrats warn cuts to Inflation Reduction Act grants and Neighborhood Access & Equity funds; Republicans say offsets needed to meet reconciliation instructions
Summary
Democratic members said the reconciliation draft rescinds or reduces previously awarded Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds and Neighborhood Access & Equity (NAE) grants, risking projects already under way; Republicans said the cuts are required to meet deficit‑reduction instructions for reconciliation.
During the markup, several Democratic members warned that the committee print rescinds unobligated balances from programs created by the Inflation Reduction Act and rescinds or reduces funding for the Neighborhood Access and Equity (NAE) grant program, which funds projects to repair communities harmed by past highway construction.
Representative Carson (on the record) criticized specific rescissions: "It rescinds grants to develop new infrastructure supporting sustainable aviation fuel and low emissions aviation technology. The bill takes back up to $3,100,000,000 for the…
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