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Senate committee member says they will back Wright and Burgum after confirmation hearings
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An unnamed senator on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee said they will support Chris Wright, nominee for secretary of energy, and Doug Burgum, nominee for secretary of the interior, following hearings last week.
An unnamed senator on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee said they will support Chris Wright, nominee for secretary of energy, and Doug Burgum, nominee for secretary of the interior, following hearings last week, citing commitments each made to committee members and pledges on land and tribal issues.
The senator said both nominees made specific commitments during their appearances: Wright pledged not to roll back spending that Congress has already appropriated for energy projects and to use his authorities as energy secretary to build new transmission lines and repower existing ones; Burgum pledged to meet with local stakeholders and tribal leaders before recommending changes to public land protections and to continue work on…
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