Republicans in Congress axed the ‘green new scam,’ but it’s a red state boon

MAINE MORNING STAR • June 9, 2025

Clean energy manufacturers and advocates say they’re perplexed how the repeal of tax credits in President Donald Trump’s “one big beautiful bill” will keep their domestic production lines humming across the United States, particularly in states that elected him to the Oval Office. While some Republicans have labeled the billions in tax credits a “green new scam,” statistics show the jobs and benefits would boost predominantly GOP-leaning states and congressional districts.