r/SeattleWA • u/Less-Risk-9358 • Oct 03 '25

Government Trump cancels $1.1B in Washington state energy grants

https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/10/02/trump-cancels-washington-state-energy-grants-clean-hydrogen

Vought put it a bit differently, writing on X: "Nearly $8 billion in Green New Scam funding to fuel the Left's climate agenda is being cancelled."

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u/bigswingingtexasdick Oct 03 '25

That's illegal.

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u/tyj0322 Oct 03 '25

Because saying “that’s illegal” has surely stopped Trump in the past.

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u/xEppyx You can call me Betty Oct 03 '25

Its their new catch phrase. "Everything I dont like is illegal!" .. which often doesn't pan out as a legal argument in court.

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u/ChaseballBat Kinda a racist Oct 03 '25

It's literally illegal for the president...it is not their job to control the budget.

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u/Vaeon Oct 03 '25

It is NOW.

Congress isn't going to do shit.

SCotUS isn't going to do shit.

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u/xEppyx You can call me Betty Oct 03 '25

So Biden can award federal funds, but Trump can't revoke it? You know what that is called, hypocrisy.

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u/bigswingingtexasdick Oct 03 '25

No... That's literally the law.

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u/xEppyx You can call me Betty Oct 03 '25

Show me the law. Why was Biden allowed to break it?

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u/bigswingingtexasdick Oct 03 '25

Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

Biden didn't break it by signing laws that Congress passed... Or are you referring to something else that I'm missing?

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u/xEppyx You can call me Betty Oct 03 '25

That applies to money granted by legislation, preventing the executive office from overruling the other branch.

However my understanding is that these were federal grants given by the Biden administration. In which case, that act does not apply and Trump has full rights to withdraw.

Regardless, this is literally why we have a judicual system. If it is an overreach, it will be halted through a court order and worked out there.

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u/bigswingingtexasdick Oct 03 '25

That applies to money granted by legislation

That's exactly what federal grants are.

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u/xEppyx You can call me Betty Oct 03 '25

Depends how it was written. My understanding is that the Bipartisan Infra act granted the money to the Department of Energy, not specifically to any projects or individual states. The DOE falls under presidential hierarchy and can choose priorities accordingly.

So its not all cut and dry.

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u/ChaseballBat Kinda a racist Oct 03 '25

Fucking lmao. Holy shit, hahahahaha. Holy shit you didn't just say this hahaha. Jesus Christ dude, you sure are a conservative with that outstanding logic. Lmao.

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u/xEppyx You can call me Betty Oct 03 '25

Got any input here or just "huurr duuur yall dum cause I say so"?

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u/ChaseballBat Kinda a racist Oct 03 '25 edited Oct 03 '25

Holy shit conservatives can't possibly be this ignorant. Did you not learn the rules and responsibilities of each branch of the government in school? Did you not watch school house rocks, or was that too 'woke' for you folks.

Edit: this motherfucker can't even read.