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Nominee says ethics reviews complete, pledges divestment steps and lab visits if confirmed
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Summary
In the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, nominee Mister Wright said federal ethics counselors had reviewed his holdings, that he will take steps to avoid conflicts or appearances of conflicts, and he committed to visiting India and Los Alamos National Laboratory within his first year if confirmed.
At a confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Oct. 11, a senator asked Mister Wright whether he would commit to visiting both India and Los Alamos National Laboratory in his first year if confirmed. Wright answered, “I will absolutely commit to visit those two prestigious and hallowed institutions,” and said he would coordinate with the senator’s staff and, if possible, visit together.
The senator then asked Wright to describe his divestment plans and to address both conflicts of interest and appearances of conflicts. Wright said the appropriate federal ethics counselors have reviewed his investments and personal holdings and that he has “agreed to take all the appropriate action to avoid any real conflicts or perceived conflicts of interest.”
Wright also described himself as a lifelong entrepreneur in the energy sector and said he had submitted required disclosures. The hearing record does not specify which assets will be divested, the timing of any divestment, or the precise actions ordered by ethics counselors.
These statements were part of a broader exchange about nominee qualifications and ethics; the committee did not adopt any formal ethics conditions or vote on divestment during the hearing.
