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E&E News
21-05-2025
- Business
- E&E News
Committee approves Trump DOE, Interior nominees
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted Wednesday to advance four of President Donald Trump's energy and environment nominees. Senators voted mainly along party lines on Jonathan Brightbill to be the Department of Energy's general counsel, Tina Pierce to be DOE's chief financial officer, Conner Prochaska to direct the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy and Ned Mamula to lead the U.S. Geological Survey. The panel held a hearing with the nominees last week, in which senators grilled them about Trump's proposed budget cuts, among other priorities. Advertisement Chair Mike Lee (R-Utah) said the picks would help the United States compete on the world stage. 'Our adversaries are building. They're hoarding critical resources and weaponizing energy policy,' he said.
E&E News
15-05-2025
- Politics
- E&E News
Senators question DOE, USGS nominees about budget cuts
Nominees for the Department of Energy and the U.S. Geological Survey attempted to assuage senators Wednesday who demanded to know how the picks would lead those agencies amid proposed spending and staffing cuts. The Energy and Natural Resources Committee also advanced for floor consideration other nominees for DOE and the Interior Department. While committee Republicans seemed content with what they heard from the nominees at the confirmation hearing, Democrats were incredulous with some of the responses. Advertisement Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), who caucuses with Democrats, confronted Conner Prochaska, President Donald Trump's pick to lead DOE's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, over proposed budget cuts there. ARPA-E funds and directs energy research and development.
