All articles tagged with #energy secretary
Originally Published 2 months ago — by The Washington Post
Energy Secretary Chris Wright clarified that the Trump administration is not planning to conduct nuclear explosions, but is only performing noncritical system tests on nuclear weapons.
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Axios
President-elect Donald Trump has set a modern record by appointing 12 Cabinet-level officials in just 12 days post-election, a pace significantly faster than his predecessors. This rapid selection process, which contrasts with the more methodical approaches of Biden, Obama, and Bush, has raised questions about the thoroughness of vetting and adherence to traditional norms. Among Trump's recent picks is Chris Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy, as Secretary of Energy, highlighting Trump's focus on the energy sector and his unconventional transition strategy.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Fortune
The top Republican on the Senate Energy panel, John Barrasso, has called for an investigation into Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm after she admitted to mistakenly providing false information about her family's stock holdings in testimony earlier this year. Granholm revealed that she owned financial stocks as recently as May, contradicting testimony she gave to the panel in April. She also said her husband owned previously undisclosed stock in Ford Motor Co., a key player in the Biden administration's efforts to improve fuel efficiency for cars and trucks and boost sales of electric vehicles. Granholm said she takes ethical conduct seriously and regrets the accidental omission of her spouse's interest in Ford.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Fox News
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm admitted in a letter to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee leadership that she made a false statement when she recently told lawmakers she didn't own any individual stocks. Granholm divested from a variety of stocks in 2021, but she acknowledged in the letter that she maintained shares of six companies. Granholm didn't say in the letter which companies she had owned shares of, but vowed to share that information in her Annual Public Financial Disclosure Report in mid-June.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Fox Business
Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., pressed Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm over economic connections with China and pushed her to admit it's a country "of concern" during a Senate hearing. Republicans plan to "hold her feet to the fire" over cutting ties with the communist nation. Schmitt warned that Granholm’s "obsession with climate alarmism" creates a national security risk. Republicans intend to follow up with Granholm to learn more about the "vetting process" companies go through before receiving government funding.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Financial Times
The US Energy Secretary, Jennifer Granholm, has signaled plans to rebuild the country's Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which was tapped last year to ease the impact of the pandemic on oil markets. Granholm said the reserve, which currently holds about 635 million barrels of oil, was "critically important" to US energy security and that the administration was looking at ways to expand it.