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Senator Challenges ARPA‑E Nominee on 57% Budget Cut and Renewables Exclusion
Summary
A senator sharply questioned Mr. Prochaska, ARPA‑E nominee and witness, during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, saying the agency’s budget was being cut by 57% and asking whether the agency’s budget language barred funding for solar and wind.
A senator sharply questioned Mr. Prochaska, ARPA‑E nominee and witness, during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, saying the agency’s budget was being cut by 57% and asking whether the agency’s budget language barred funding for solar and wind.
The senator said the ARPA‑E budget document states, “Green new scam technologies are not supported,” and asked, “That means no renewables. Right?” Mr. Prochaska replied, “That is not correct, sir,” and later said, “the portfolio, that we will investigate will include all technologies,” adding he could not opine on the definition of the…
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