Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Energy secretary, told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday that if confirmed he would use the position to “unleash American energy at home and abroad.” That message and others like it drew universal praise from the committee’s Republicans, setting him up for an easy confirmation, with Chairman Mike Lee, R-Utah, saying he hopes to have it wrapped up before the end of…

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It is a big week for Senate confirmation hearings. On Wednesday, Chris Wright, the CEO of Liberty Energy and nominee for secretary of the Energy Department, will get his turn in front of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Unfortunately, if the hyperventilating statements from many environmental groups are any indication, it is likely to be a contentious, and not particularly productive, affair. On the same day President-elect Don…

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Energy Secretary nominee Chris Wright told key senators that, if confirmed, he would embrace an “all-of-the-above” approach to energy development, sustain funding for research programs, slash permitting timelines, encourage natural gas exports, and accelerate electric grid expansion.
During his nearly three-hour Jan. 15 nomination hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, President-elect Donald Trump’s selection to lead t…

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Trump’s Energy Chief Nominee Says He Supports ‘All-of-the-Above’ Approach to Energy

Chris Wright, Trump's pick for energy secretary, pledged to promote all energy sources while acknowledging fossil fuels' role in climate change during a Senate hearing.

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