"The Department of Energy just canceled a billion dollars to the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub. Part of that covers your state of Montana, and your governor actually praised it when it was happening, saying it was going to create good-paying Montana jobs and boost American-made energy. They just yanked a billion from that. So is that taking away good-paying jobs in Montana?"
"Having troops not being able to fulfill their functions, having law enforcement officers, having air traffic controllers not be able to direct flights into our airports in Montana hurts our state. Not having federal employees attending, showing up to Farm Service Agency offices during cattle shipping seasonthat hurts our state. He added: Not having Department of Transportation employees overseeing our highways, our bridges, our airways, our road construction effortsall those things are hurting every state."
The Department of Energy canceled $1 billion in funding for the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub, including funds allocated for Montana that had been promoted as creating good-paying jobs and boosting American-made energy. The funding cut originated with the Trump administration months earlier. The removal of funds eliminates anticipated Montana employment gains. A simultaneous federal government shutdown has prevented personnel from performing critical duties, disrupting military functions, law enforcement, air traffic control, Farm Service Agency support during cattle shipping season, and Department of Transportation oversight of highways, bridges, airways, and construction projects across states.
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