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

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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 to fund a new Under Secretary for Infrastructure as well as $214 million for the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations. “The Investments proposed in the FY 2023 Budget Request are necessary for the long-term transition of most of the economy from fossil fuels to domestically produced renewable energy,” Granholm said in her written testimony to the energy subcommittee. ...

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