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Heinrich objects to hearing for Trump's Energy secretary pick (NM, Radical left senator attempts delay)
The Albuquerque Journal ^ | January 9, 2025 | Cathy Cook
Posted on 01/10/2025 2:19:43 PM PST by CedarDave
New Mexico’s senior senator objects to holding a nomination hearing for President-elect Donald Trump’s Energy secretary pick without a completed FBI background check and financial report.
On Thursday, Energy and Natural Resources Chair, Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, scheduled a nomination hearing for Chris Wright for Jan. 15. The committee’s ranking member Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., said in a statement that he is disappointed the hearing will come before a financial report or background check, which are required by committee rules.
“As I have made clear to Chairman Lee, the American people deserve transparency on the individuals nominated to serve them in the incoming administration,” Heinrich said in a statement.
The Energy Department focuses on maintaining the nuclear arsenal, reducing the threat of nuclear proliferation, overseeing U.S. energy supply and environmental clean-up of nuclear waste. Importantly for New Mexico, the Department of Energy oversees the 17 national laboratories, including Sandia and Los Alamos.
Trump’s pick Wright is the CEO of Liberty Energy and known for advocating for oil and gas development.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Local News
KEYWORDS: energy; heinrich; newmexico; oil
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Surprise, surprise (not). Radical left-wing anti-fossil fuel enviro-nazi senator objects to nomination of oil and gas CEO to the Department of Energy. Also opposes new Interior Department nominee North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum who will control leasing of federal lands for oil and gas drilling.
1 posted on 01/10/2025 2:19:43 PM PST by CedarDave
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2 posted on 01/10/2025 2:20:35 PM PST by CedarDave (New tagline under development)
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