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Senate appropriators warn FY26 "skinny" budget would undercut DOE research and clean‑energy programs
Summary
Senators from both parties criticized the administration's proposed FY26 "skinny" budget for steep cuts to the Office of Science, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and programs created by recent laws, and raised concerns about Hanford cleanup funding and strategic priorities.
WASHINGTON — At a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing, Energy Secretary Chris Wright defended the Trump administration’s fiscal year 2026 “skinny” budget, while several senators warned the proposed cuts would undermine U.S. research capacity, clean‑energy deployment and long‑running cleanup obligations.
Ranking Member Senator Patty Murray told Wright the budget “completely guts the nondefense half of your mission,” and accused the administration of proposing steep reductions to core programs. “Your budget proposes ripping 75% out of the energy efficiency and renewable energy program,” Murray said, and said the proposal would “slash $1,100,000,000 from the Office of Science” and cut roughly $15,000,000,000 in programs created by the…
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