Chris Wright confirmed, an upgrade at Energy Department, as RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard get votes from Senate committees

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The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Chris Wright to lead the Department of Energy.

Wright, of Colorado, received 59 yes votes, including from both Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Sen. Dan Sullivan. Thirty-eight Democrats voted against Wright, while eight Democrats, including the two senators from Colorado, voted for him.

Wright is the head of Colorado-based Liberty Energy, a company that is in the oil fracking business. He replaces former Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm, who pushed President Joe Biden’s Green New Deal policies.

Wright has said he will help the Trump Administration in its effort to unleash American energy resources once again.

Sen. Sullivan congratulated Wright, who will also serve in the Trump National Energy Council.

“We’ll be working together to chart a path toward U.S. energy dominance and implement @POTUS‘s Day 1 EO: Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential,'” Sullivan said.

Sen. Murkowski released a positive statement about Wright: “Last night, I was proud to confirm Chris Wright to the role of Secretary of Energy. Secretary Wright’s enthusiasm to capitalize on Alaska’s vast untapped energy potential has been infectious from the beginning of this process.”

Congressman Nick Begich III also quickly posted his congratulations to Wright, calling him “a bold and innovative entrepreneur and leader. I look forward to working with Secretary Wright and his team as we unlock Alaska and usher in a new era of American energy dominance.”

Senate committees on Tuesday advanced, along party lines, the nominations of former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence and former Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of Department of Health and Human Services. Democrats on the committees voted against the former Democrats.

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  1. I hope he understands the problems with road access to both old and new oil discovery’s on the NorthSlope . For or five wildcats drilled on east side of Slope near oil production and still no permanent year around access to the fields . Yes , they will definitely need a gravel road built out to PtThomson if to only to clean up an oil spill . Not possible today with out year around access .

    Takes 18-20 years to bring an oil find into production , as in most recent Pikka Discovery . No small explorer wildcatter has that patient of capital .

    ConocoPhillips was given the go ahead five years ago to build a year around access road to Willow . They did not construct it and it’s still not in production . Total waste of money and resources to build an ice road out there each season . Keeps the competition out is all . Lots of oil out there to be discovered .

    Good luck Mr.Wright and maybe we can finally build as gas line in Alaska for Alaskans . A cheap source of energy for the interior of Ak would be a great start .

  2. Might be interesting to get Chris Wright’s take on Alaska’s home-sale energy tax, maybe find out whether Energy Department policy supports the tax.
    ‘https://mustreadalaska.com/cheryl-markwood-homeowners-required-to-obtain-energy-ratings-before-listing-homes-for-sale-its-government-overreach-that-must-be-stopped/

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