Hearings to examine the expected nomination of Chris Wright, to be Secretary of Energy.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
2025-01-15
Source: Congress.gov
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Now, people, you don't turn 30 twice in a lifetime. But we can count today as your second 30th birthday, if you'd prefer. I see that you're here with family and really enjoyed meeting each of them. And we'll look forward to hearing you introduce them in a moment when we hear from you. Your nomination, in many ways, really couldn't be coming at a more urgent time. Over the past four years, Americans have suffered under a lot of policies that have made life more difficult, more uncertain, and more expensive. Energy prices have soared. driving up the cost of not only energy itself, but everything around it, everything from housing to healthcare, from gas to groceries. And as a result, families have struggled to make ends meet. As it turns out, you need energy to do just about everything. And when the cost of energy goes up, the cost of everything else does too.
to recognize the fundamental role that energy plays in our lives and the devastating consequences of excessive and unwise government intervention. From the cost of goods to the strength of our national defense, affordable and reliable energy is the backbone of our economy and even our way of life. Now, America is, of course, blessed with an abundant supply of natural resources. We're blessed with oil and gas, with coal, even with nuclear and the ingenuity behind that, with geothermal, with hydropower, with wind and solar. And it's our responsibility to figure out how to harness these things safely, affordably, and effectively.
halted new oil and natural gas leases on public lands and waters, effectively cutting off access to resources that could have powered our economy and benefited the lives of ordinary Americans. Over the past four years, this same administration has dismantled domestic energy production, canceled leases, and weaponized regulations to discourage investment in pipelines and critical energy infrastructure.
I'm eager to hear your plans for refocusing the Department of Energy on what ought to be its core mission, ensuring energy security, driving innovation, and lowering costs for American families. American energy security is American national security. You cannot separate them. They are inextricably intertwined. Producing more energy here at home
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