Overview

• Rep. Nancy Mace privately asked Energy Secretary Chris Wright to disburse roughly $285 million for the Mercedes-Benz Vans conversion project in North Charleston, South Carolina.
• The funds are part of a $1.8 billion Inflation Reduction Act program designed to help shuttered or at-risk auto plants transition to electric vehicle production.
• The Department of Energy said it is conducting a department-wide review to ensure paused climate disbursements comply with applicable court orders and the administration’s priorities.
• Mace’s appeal underscores a growing split among House Republicans balancing President Trump’s fiscal directives with the economic benefits of Biden-era clean energy investments in their districts.
• While Senate Republicans advance a tax bill to rescind green energy incentives, over a dozen House GOP members led by Rep. Jen Kiggans have urged Congress to preserve those credits, though Mace did not join their letter.