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Senator Confronts Energy Company Over Taking Missouri Farmers’ Land

Keywords:
Missouri farmers, Grain Belt Express, Eminent domain abuse, Josh Hawley Senate hearing, Transmission line controversy, Invenergy, Rural land rights, Private corporation land seizure, Fast 41 approval, Energy infrastructure debate, Family farms, Government overreach

A heated Senate hearing erupts as Senator Josh Hawley grills executives and federal officials over a massive transmission line project cutting across Missouri farmland.

The Grain Belt Express and Tiger Connector transmission lines would span hundreds of miles and impact generations of family-owned farms. Despite fierce opposition from Missouri farmers, a private corporation has used eminent domain to seize land — all while offering little to no benefit to the state itself.

Senator Hawley challenges:

A private corporation using eminent domain

Federal agencies fast-tracking controversial projects

Farmers denied fair compensation

Missouri land used to benefit out-of-state energy markets

Corporate profit versus family farming livelihoods

As executives struggle to explain how much money they are making — and why Missouri should sacrifice its land — the exchange exposes growing distrust between rural Americans, corporations, and the federal government.

This is not just about power lines. It’s about who the government works for.

00:00 – Senator accuses company of taking farmers’ land
01:05 – Transmission line crosses 200 miles of Missouri
02:10 – Eminent domain used by a private corporation
03:15 – “What benefit does Missouri get?”
04:20 – Company avoids answering profit questions
05:30 – Farmers oppose Grain Belt Express
06:40 – Tiger Connector added after backlash
07:45 – Senator presses for promise to stop land seizures
08:55 – Refusal to pledge no eminent domain
10:05 – Federal Fast-41 approval explained
11:15 – Senator calls agency a rubber stamp
12:25 – “This is why people hate their government”
13:00 – Final rebuke of corporate land grab

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