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Industry and Democrats warn illegal freeze of IRA/IIJA funds will slow projects and raise costs
Summary
Witnesses and multiple Democratic members said the administration’s pause on distributing funds from the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is delaying projects, costing jobs and risking higher electricity prices; they urged restoring funding and congressional oversight.
Democratic members described the presidential pause on distributing funds authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) as harmful to projects and workers. The committee heard multiple accounts of grants, loan guarantees and tax‑credit‑driven investments that are delayed or paused.
The ranking member of the full committee said, “On his first day in office, president Trump…
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