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House panel questions DOE FY27 budget on nuclear expansion, grant reviews and Genesis mission
Summary
At a House Energy and Water Subcommittee hearing, Secretary Chris Wright defended the Department of EnergyFY27 request, including plans to expand nuclear capacity and the Genesis AI-enabled research mission, while members pressed him over project terminations, withheld rebate funds and NNSA oversight.
Chair called the Energy and Water Subcommittee to order and introduced Secretary Chris Wright to discuss the Department of Energy's fiscal year 2027 budget request. Secretary Wright described the request as focused on "restoring mission" to DOE, highlighting grid reliability steps, more than 19 billion cubic feet per day in LNG export authorizations, and a proposal to increase National Nuclear Security Administration funding by roughly 29%.
The hearing featured opening statements from Representative Kaptur, who warned that the president's budget would eliminate the Weatherization Assistance Program, cut the Office of Critical Minerals by about $1.9 billion and reduce funding for the Office of Science and ARPA-E; and Representative DeLauro, who…
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