WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:

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Lujan Joins Heinrich, Murray in Demanding Trump Administration Restore Funding for Energy Projects That Were Illegally Canceled and Politically Targeted

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The letter follows an admission from the Trump administration that the decision to cancel energy project grants in states that did not vote for Trump was "based solely" on politics