This claim by the Department of Energy, made via tweet on Bluesky, has some truth to it, but certain parts are exaggerated/misleading.
The tweet seems to be in line with the Trump Administration's goals of cutting energy costs. As seen in the new DOE budget https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/doe-fy-2026-bib-v6.pdf a primary goal of the trump administraion is to cut costs with a "$46.3 billion in budget authority for FY 2026, a decrease of $3.5 billion, or 7 percent, from the FY 2025 Enacted Level" and to invest in nuclear defense with a promise of over 30 billion to the nation's nuclear stockpile.
However, critics say that by making cuts in green energy, the trump administration will worsen affordable energy in the long run, not to mention the collateral costs from pollution/global warming. An independent study by the Clean Air Task Force states that the cuts will "jeopardize the investments and benefits that companies and investors have made," and "sweeping funding cuts will have far-reaching consequences – with virtually no region unscathed." https://www.catf.us/2025/10/doe-rips-funding-from-over-600-awards-for-energy-projects-ignoring-bipartisan-support-and-economic-benefits/
Aside from critiques of the budget cuts, the DOE's claim that the democrats are solely to blame for the stalemate in Congress, ignoring other actors, like the republicans, the White House, and the DOE itself. For instance, republicans also introduced a bill that included massive cuts to healthcare funding https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/republicans-use-funding-bill-dismantle-our-health-care-system-and-attack-public so suggesting that the government shut down is happening solely due to democrats in opposition to the new DOE budget is misleading.The funding stalemate is multifaceted, with many different players, votes, and policy riders.
