Category: Granholm

‘Why Cut Nuclear Energy Funding?’ Republicans Question Granholm on Biden Budget

May 12, 2023
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Republican lawmakers questioned Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on the place of nuclear energy in President Biden’s proposed 2024 budget and America’s continued reliance on enriched uranium from Russia. “Why cut nuclear energy funding?” Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) asked Granholm, citing decreases in proposed spending on the department’s nuclear programs. “That funding had been used to…

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Energy Secretary Says ‘Awful Lot of Misinformation’ on Gas Stove Ban

March 23, 2023
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A hearing on President Joe Biden’s proposed budget turned to gas stoves on March 23, as Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) asked Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about her department’s proposed rule on the appliances. “There’s been an awful lot of misinformation that’s been floating around about this,” Granholm told Newhouse. The Department of Energy (DoE) on…

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Energy Secretary Acknowledges Half of Gas Stoves Could Be Impacted by Government Proposal

March 23, 2023
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A hearing on President Joe Biden’s proposed budget turned to gas stoves on March 23, as Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) asked Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm about her department’s proposed rule on the appliances. “There’s been an awful lot of misinformation that’s been floating around about this,” Granholm told Newhouse. Granholm acknowledged, however, that half of…

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Granholm Grilled On Budget, ‘Anti-Fossil Fuels’ Stance

April 28, 2022
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In separate hearings on April 28, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm was questioned on her department’s proposed 2023 budget by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the House Appropriations Committee’s energy subcommittee. At $48.2 billion, the budget would increase by 21.7 percent from the enacted level in 2021. It would provide $2.1 billion…

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Biden Prepared to Push Through Infrastructure Plan Without GOP Support: Energy Secretary

April 5, 2021
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President Joe Biden would be prepared to push through his $2 trillion infrastructure package without the backing of Republican lawmakers.