Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) reportedly requested the Trump administration to unfreeze Biden-era climate funding in support of a car manufacturing plant in her southeastern district, which covers much of the Palmetto State's lowcountry region.

In a Tuesday letter obtained by The Washington Post, Mace asked the Department of Energy (DOE) to release the funds for a Mercedes-Benz plant’s refashioning to produce electric vehicles, stating the move would bring roughly 800 jobs to her district.

The staunch Trump ally argued in the letter addressed to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, per The Post, that the grant would help “ensure America-made options remain available in the commercial vehicle sector.” The project sought nearly $300,000 from the federal government.

The report comes after Mace backed the House-passed spending and tax bill, which includes significant cuts to green energy tax credits. Many Republicans in the Senate, which is currently working through their own version of the........

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