Tue Sep 5, 2023 – 4:09 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – Florida Republican and 2024 presidential candidate Ron DeSantis became the first governor in America last week to reject millions of federal aid dollars for “green” initiatives under the so-called Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), throwing a wrench into the Biden administration’s plans and providing a stark contrast to standard GOP leadership.
Politico reported August 30 that DeSantis rejected $350 million for so-called “energy efficiency incentives,” more than $340 million for a program offering rebates to Floridians who replace their appliances with more energy-efficient ones, $3 million for pollution measures, and $24 million in infrastructure grants.
To the White House’s chagrin, they are largely powerless to force Florida to accept the money, rejection of which undermines the administration’s efforts to reshape states to fit with its green vision and President Joe Biden’s associated reelection talking point.
“So far, DeSantis is the only governor to signal that he will block the energy rebates,” Politico noted. “But on the smaller sums of money, he has company. He’s one of four to turn down pollution mitigation funding from the IRA. The others are the Republican governors of South Dakota and Iowa,
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