{"id":2404664,"date":"2025-02-20T12:28:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T17:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-makes-extremely-concerning-discovery-about-biden-epa-billions-set-aside-for-stacey-abrams-linked-group\/"},"modified":"2025-02-20T12:29:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T17:29:08","slug":"trump-admin-makes-extremely-concerning-discovery-about-biden-epa-billions-set-aside-for-stacey-abrams-linked-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-makes-extremely-concerning-discovery-about-biden-epa-billions-set-aside-for-stacey-abrams-linked-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin Makes &#8216;Extremely Concerning&#8217; Discovery About Biden EPA &#8211; Billions Set Aside for Stacey Abrams-Linked Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-admin-makes-extremely-concerning-discovery-about-biden-epa-billions-set-aside-for-stacey-abrams-linked-group%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2404664&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses \u2063the Department of Government Efficiency&#8217;s efforts to uncover\u200b wasteful spending linked to\u200d funds \u200dallocated during the Biden administration. A specific grant of \u2062$2 \u2063billion was awarded by the Environmental \u2063Protection Agency (EPA) to \u2063an organization called power Forward Communities, which is \u200cassociated with Stacey Abrams, a democratic activist and \u200dformer Georgia legislator. The grant,awarded through the \u2063Greenhouse \u2063Gas Reduction Fund program\u2062 in April 2024,is criticized as \u200cPower Forward Communities had\u200b just been established and reportedly had only $100 in revenue prior to receiving the massive grant.EPA Administrator \u200cLee Zeldin \u200bexpressed concern over \u2064the decision \u200cto\u200b award such a large\u2064 amount to an inexperienced organization, likening it to wasteful practices seen\u200c during Biden&#8217;s tenure. Criticism centers \u2063around the perception that the grant appears to be\u2063 a means to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eliminating-school-choice-waiting-list-of-55000-appears-imminent-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Eliminating school choice waiting list of 55,000 appears imminent - Washington Examiner\">funnel taxpayer money<\/a> to abrams&#8217; initiatives, raising alarms among taxpayers about government transparency and fairness.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Government Efficiency continues to root out wasteful spending, further damaging the legacy of former President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/trump-administration\/billions-doge-found-parked-at-bank-earmarked-for-stacey-abrams-backed-green-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Free Beacon<\/a> reported Wednesday that the DOGE found $2 billion dollars set aside by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-delivers-crushing-blow-biden-era-us-attorneys-must-clean-house-immediately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Biden<\/a>&lsquo;s Environmental Protection Agency as a grant to Power Forward Communities, which is linked to Democratic activist and former Georgia state Rep. Stacey Abrams.<\/p>\n<p>The grant was awarded in April 2024 through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund program under the EPA.<\/p>\n<p>Although Power Forward Communities&rsquo; links to Abrams presents problems, the details of the organization make this situation worse.<\/p>\n<p>Power Forward Communities had only been established a few months prior to it receiving the grant.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The Beacon &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">citing tax filings &#038;mdash<\/a>; reported its revenue in the first three months was only $100.<\/p>\n<p>Current EPA Administrator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lee-zeldin-announces-decision-rnc-chair-run-time-gop-elects-new-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lee Zeldin<\/a> commented, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s extremely concerning that an organization that reported just $100 in revenue in 2023 was chosen to receive $2 billion. That&rsquo;s 20 million times the organization&rsquo;s reported revenue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Zeldin tied this grant to the Biden administrations scheme in parking $20 billion outside a financial institution shortly before leaving office, saying, &ldquo;As we continue to learn more about where some of this money went, it is even more apparent how far-reaching and widely accepted this waste and abuse has been.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Power Forward Communities made a <a href=\"https:\/\/powerforwardcommunities.org\/press-release\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">single press release<\/a> saying where grant money will go.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This grant provides needed capital to transform the marketplace for heat pumps, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-proposes-energy-efficiency-standards-on-water-heaters\/\" title=\"Biden Admin suggests energy efficiency rules for water heaters.\">heat pump water heaters<\/a>, induction stoves, solar panels, home battery systems, EV chargers, and wiring and weatherization upgrades that support them,&rdquo; it read.<\/p>\n<p>Power the Future Executive Director Daniel Turner called the grant &ldquo;out-and-out fraud.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For an organization that has no experience in this, that was literally just established, and had $100 in the bank to receive a $2 billion grant &mdash; it doesn&rsquo;t just fly in the face of common sense, it&rsquo;s out-and-out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/social-security-fraud-nearly-1-5-million-americans-listed-150-years-old-1041-220-years-old\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fraud<\/a>,&rdquo; he alleged.<\/p>\n<p>From the facts presented, that&rsquo;s exactly what it looks like.<\/p>\n<p>Abrams seemingly set up an organization, so the Biden administration could funnel her billions in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-worthy-recipient-pro-life-group-names-trump-pro-life-person-of-the-year\/\" title=\"\u201cA Worthy Recipient\u201d- Pro-Life Group Names Trump Pro-Life \u201cPerson Of The Year\u201d\">tax dollars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Any responsible taxpayer should be flying into a rage right about now.<\/p>\n<p>We were compelled to prop up Biden&rsquo;s corruption for four years with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-unions-have-been-stealing-money-for-years-now-scotus-has-the-chance-to-intervene\/\" title=\"Government Unions Have Been Stealing Money For Years \u2014 Now, SCOTUS Has The Chance To Intervene\">hard-earned dollars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-hemorrhaging-voter-roll-cleanup-losing-3-voters-every-1-gop-voter-total-number-lost-brutal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats<\/a> could possibly oppose any of the work the DOGE is doing with Wednesday&rsquo;s news goes against reason. All the rhetoric coming from that party since the DOGE began its work has centered around labeling government in a &ldquo;constitutional crisis.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Funneling money to activists like Abrams is infuriating, but the mental gymnastics her fellow Democrats are going to do to justify it will be outright amusing.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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According to a report from the Washington Free Beacon on Wednesday, the DOGE discovered $2 billion allocated by Biden&#8217;s Environmental Protection Agency for a grant to Power Forward Communities, an organization associated with Democratic activist and former Georgia state Representative Stacey Abrams. This grant was issued in April 2024 through the EPA&#8217;s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund program. The connection between Power Forward Communities and Abrams raises concerns, especially since the organization was only formed a few months before receiving this substantial funding.<\/p>\n<p>Citing tax documents, The Beacon noted that Power Forward Communities reported just $100 in revenue during its first three months. Current EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin expressed alarm over this situation: \u201cIt\u2019s extremely concerning that an organization that reported just $100 in revenue in 2023 was chosen to receive $2 billion. That\u2019s 20 million times their reported revenue.\u201d Zeldin linked this grant to what he described as a scheme by the Biden administration to allocate $20 billion outside financial institutions shortly before leaving office, stating, \u201cAs we continue to learn more about where some of this money went, it is even more apparent how far-reaching and widely accepted this waste and abuse has been.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Power Forward Communities issued one press release detailing how they plan to use the grant funds: \u201cThis grant provides needed capital to transform the marketplace for heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, induction stoves, solar panels, home battery systems, EV chargers, and wiring and weatherization upgrades that support them.\u201d Daniel Turner from Power the Future criticized the grant as &#8220;out-and-out fraud,&#8221; arguing it defies logic for such an inexperienced organization with minimal funds to receive such a large sum.<\/p>\n<p>Given these circumstances, it appears that Abrams may have established her organization specifically for funneling taxpayer dollars through Biden&#8217;s administration. Taxpayers should be outraged at being forced to support what seems like corruption over four years. It is difficult to understand how Democrats could oppose any actions taken by DOGE following these revelations; their ongoing claims about government facing a &#8220;constitutional crisis&#8221; seem contradictory when considering financial support directed toward activists like Abrams\u2014an issue likely leading them into convoluted justifications<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2404665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stacey-Abrams-.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3620,10732,3634],"class_list":["post-2404664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden","tag-epa","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Stacey-Abrams-.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2404664"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404668,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404664\/revisions\/2404668"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}