Energy Secretary Chris Wright justified the termination of 24 energy projects that had been allocated $3.7 billion by Congress, during a Senate panel on June 18.
Wright said the clawbacks were the first round of scrutiny by a newly created review board in the Department of Energy (DOE) that is probing 500 authorized ventures set to receive $300 billion in funding through 2032.
“DOE is undertaking a thorough review of financial assistance that identifies waste of taxpayer dollars, protects America’s national security, and advances President [Donald] Trump’s commitment to unleash American energy dominance,” he told the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in a two-hour June 18 hearing on his department’s proposed $46.3 billion fiscal 2026 budget request….
Energy Secretary Grilled by Senate Panel Over Funding Clawbacks
