House Republicans see ‘massive grift’ in EPA climate grants

By Timothy Cama | 06/05/2025 06:24 AM EDT

They pointed to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund during a hearing targeting nonprofit groups.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) speaks.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, during a hearing earlier this year. On Wednesday, Greene held a hearing on groups she said were aligned with Democrats. Francis Chung/POLITICO

Republicans tore into the EPA green bank program Wednesday as part of a “massive grift” and “revolving door” that directs taxpayer money to Democratic causes and groups.

The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF), a $27 billion program created by the Inflation Reduction Act, was a main focus of a hearing meant to example nonprofit organizations that get federal money.

It was in the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, the panel formed to further the causes of the Elon Musk-founded U.S. DOGE Service, also known as the “Department of Government Efficiency.”

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Musk’s relationship with Republicans is now strained over his criticism of the party’s tax megabill, a fact Democrats pointed out frequently in Wednesday’s hearing.

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