Tag: Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm

Energy Secretary Granholm’s 4 Junkets in 5 Months to Puerto Rico Sparks GOP Demands for Justification

April 25, 2023
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) are demanding documents regarding Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm’s four tax-paid trips in five months to Puerto Rico. “The frequency and duration of these trips raise concerns regarding your attention to your other duties, particularly…

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Energy Secretary Granholm’s 4 Junkets in 5 Months to Puerto Rico Spark GOP Demands for Justification

April 25, 2023
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) are demanding documents regarding Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm’s four tax-paid trips in five months to Puerto Rico. “The frequency and duration of these trips raise concerns regarding your attention to your other duties, particularly…

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Manchin Presses Energy Secretary Over Changes to EV Tax Credit Policy

April 20, 2023
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) grilled Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Thursday over the Biden administration’s “liberalization” of the electric vehicle (EV) tax credit embedded in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Manchin, who chairs the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, warned Granholm at a hearing that the administration’s lax interpretation of the IRA would “bust…

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Watchdog Says Biden’s Energy Department Hands Out $56 Million in Unaudited Grants, Warns More Waste, Fraud Likely

March 14, 2023
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More than $56 million in Department of Energy (DOE) grants to 60 for-profit recipients—including billions of dollars under President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act—are not being audited as required by federal law because DOE isn’t obtaining regular reports on how the money is being spent, according to a government watchdog. “We found that [DOE’s Office…

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Republicans Ask Energy Secretary to Retract ‘Alarming’ Praise of China’s Climate Efforts

March 13, 2023
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After Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm praised China on Friday for its efforts to combat climate change, Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce Committee are seeking a retraction of those remarks and demanding that Granholm “testify immediately.” Granholm, during a March 10 interview for the 2023 South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin, Texas, said…

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Energy Secretary Opposes GOP Push to Add Conditions for Withdrawing More Oil From National Reserves

January 19, 2023
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U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm sent a letter to the House energy panel warning that the GOP push to add stipulations to the withdrawal of oil from strategic reserves will harm Americans and contribute to an increase in gas prices. Earlier this month, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) introduced the Strategic Production Response Act…

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Biden Energy Policies Added $1,000 to Typical Household’s Costs in 2021: Report

February 15, 2022
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A new analysis by the Heartland Institute reports the typical American family’s home heating and cooling costs increased by as much as $1,000 in 2021 as a result of President Joe Biden’s energy and environmental policies. “The average U.S. household in 2021 spent an extra $600 in higher gasoline costs and $70 in higher electricity…

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