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Ranking member praises Katie Hereza’s energy credentials ahead of confirmation
Summary
A ranking member at a hearing lauded nominee Katie Hereza’s experience in transmission permitting and industry resilience, saying she is “extremely, extremely qualified” and predicting confirmation.
During remarks at a hearing, the ranking member praised Katie Hereza, citing her public- and private-sector experience in energy infrastructure and saying he expected her confirmation.
The ranking member said he and Hereza attended the same high school in Beckley, West Virginia, and described her career: “She served in the prior Trump administration ... as the deputy assistant secretary for transmission permitting and technical assistance,” and later held senior roles in industry groups. “She served as vice president of corporate affairs at Electric Power Research Institute. She was the director of infrastructure resilience at Edison Electric Institute,” he said.
The ranking member stressed the centrality of energy policy and described the stakes for the country: “Energy is everything,” he said. “It resolves everything. Whether it be inflation, national security, on and on and on.” He criticized what he called a “war on energy” and urged action to avoid a potential national crisis.
Referencing the nominee directly, the ranking member said, “This lady is extremely, extremely qualified, and I absolutely am right in her camp wholeheartedly.” He also expressed confidence about the likely outcome: “I'm very confident you're gonna be confirmed.”
The transcript does not record a formal vote or a committee name, nor does it record statements from Hereza in this excerpt. The remarks combined personal acquaintance, biographical summary, and policy argument about the importance of energy, and closed with the ranking member thanking Hereza for attending the hearing.
