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Interior secretary champions fossil fuels and critical minerals; members press on renewables and grid reliability
Summary
Secretary Burgum emphasized the administration's focus on domestic energy production, critical and rare earth minerals and preserving base‑load generation, while lawmakers raised questions about funding for renewables, grid reliability, and permitting.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told the subcommittee the department’s FY2026 request and policy agenda prioritize expanding domestic energy production, developing critical and rare earth minerals, and maintaining base‑load electricity to support economic growth and national security.
“Energy dominance … is the foundation of American prosperity, national security, and world peace,” Burgum said in his testimony as he outlined actions to increase production on federal lands and streamline restrictions he said impeded coal and mineral development. Burgum argued expanded domestic mining and…
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