The Senate on Monday confirmed that Chrislight, the CEO of Fracking Company Liberty Energy, led the energy department.
The voting was 59-38. Michael Benet (Colorado), Ruben Garego (Arizona), Maggie Hassan (NH), Martinhainrich (NM), John Hicken Rooper (Coloradado), Benrail Han (NM), and Jeansushien (NH) are also independent Congressman Angus King (Maine) voted to confirm him with a Republican member.
The members on both sides of the aisle showed their support for the nomination in the confirmation hearing and sailed from the committee with 15-5 votes.
“He is a scientist who has invested his life in energy. He is certainly an enthusiast who has not been suppressed in fossil fuels in almost everything, but he studied nuclear weapons,” Hicken Rooper Lightper. I mentioned in the confirmation hearing. “His first work was in the sun. He has experience in the wind.”
Nevertheless, the light also excites some controversy about past comments that neglect the connection with the extreme weather of climate change.
However, during the hearing, he acknowledged that climate change was occurring and said, “It is a global problem, it is a real problem and a challenging problem.”
Now that he has been confirmed, Wright runs a department that supervises energy research and loan, and a national nuclear weapon weapon.
He made a great financial contribution to Trump campaigns, two donations of $ 175,000 and $ 53,990. Trump 47 Joint Fundraising CommitteeWe allocate funds to Trump Campaign, Republican National Committee, and other political committees.
Light supporters supported his confirmation.
“I am convinced that the irresponsible policy of the Biden administration can be reversed and prioritized reliable energy at an affordable price. Under his leadership, DOE is again American workers and American families. We will support the future of the United States, “said Senator Mike. In a statement, Lee (R-UTAH) is the chairman of the Senate Energy and the Natural Resources Committee.
However, critics have expressed concern that they will be in charge of fossil fuel executives.
“The Senate Republican members have handed the key to the Ministry of Energy to the large petroleum allies of Trump. Chris Light has expanded fossil fuels and has built a career that denies climate science. In the meantime, we even rejected the mountain fire as “just an imaginary advertisement”. Now, he is in a position to help Trump to block illegal financing, stop clean energy investment, jack energy prices, and ensure that Americans are absorbed in expensive and unstable fossil fuels. “Sho”, Lena Mofit states. Evergreen action with climate protection group.
“Democratic members should not vote in order to confirm the wealthy fossil fuel executives who argue that” there is no clean energy “and seems to be writing a large check in the Trump campaign.” She added.
Updated at 7:07 pm in the eastern standard time.
