Colorado's Chris Wright, Trump's energy secretary pick, promises to 'unleash American energy at home and abroad'
Colorado energy entrepreneur and President-Elect Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Energy Chris Wright faced a Senate panel for his confirmation hearing Thursday. Critics on the panel pressed Wright on possible conflicts of interest and whether he would avoid the appearance of impropriety.
Energy secretary nominee Chris Wright gets friendly confirmation hearing
Most Democrats indicated that they would likely not try to block Chris Wright's confirmation, instead asking about areas of possible cooperation.
4 takeaways from Chris Wright’s confirmation hearing
Wright, CEO of Liberty Energy, navigated a number of questions about global warming, increasing energy demand and the future of Democratic-passed incentives. Many of the nominee’s answers seemed to appease moderate Democrats still on the fence of whether to support Wright.
'Immense national asset': Trump energy pick Chris Wright calls for more US energy production
Trump Energy nominee Chris Wright's Senate confirmation hearing was briefly stopped by protestors shouting about the LA wildfires and global warming.
Key Takeaways From Trump's Energy Secretary Pick's Confirmation Hearing
Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary, told senators during his confirmation hearing Wednesday that he would promote all sources of American energy, while also acknowl
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Department of Energy nominee Chris Wright's confirmation hearing: What to know, how to watch
Chris Wright, the oil industry CEO tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Energy, is set to face his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday. As the CEO of the Colorado ...
What Trump’s energy secretary nominee had so say on Hanford nuclear waste, national lab
Trump’s nominee for energy secretary called finishing the environmental cleanup at the Hanford nuclear site in Eastern ...
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Chris Wright, Trump’s Energy Pick, Is Quizzed on Climate and Clean Energy
Wright, the founder of a fracking firm, testified that he would back all forms of low-carbon energy as well as gas, oil and coal. By Brad Plumer Reporting from Washington Chris Wright, President ...
Wright to increase energy production: 'There isn't dirty energy and clean energy'
Chris Wright laid out his priorities, such as restoring "energy dominance," increasing innovation and cutting red tape, ...
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WATCH: Chris Wright testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for energy secretary
Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary, told senators during his confirmation hearing Wednesday that he would promote all sources of American energy, while also ...
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Chris Wright, Trump’s pick for energy secretary, commits to promoting all sources of American energy
Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for energy secretary, told senators during his confirmation hearing Wednesday that he would promote all sources of American energy, while also ...
Wildfires are still ‘just hype’: Trump’s Energy pick stands by his past comments
During his confirmation hearings on Wednesday, oil and gas executive Chris Wright denied the link between climate change and ...