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'Open-Ended Contracts With No Accountability': Mike Lee Rips Biden Over Clean Energy 'Pet Projects'
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6 months ago
During a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Wednesday, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) spoke about clean energy policies pursue by the Biden Administration.
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Energy underpins everything we do – our jobs, our security, and our livelihoods.
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And today we're going to evaluate nominees tasked with strengthening every link in America's
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energy chain.
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They're being considered for positions that affect whether we can mine our own resources,
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whether we can reclaim what's been left behind, develop next-generation energy, and
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do all of this while defending our interests abroad.
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Each of these offices controls vast sums of taxpayer resources, and each touches a critical
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role in America's energy strategy.
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And each has, under the Biden administration, drifted from its core mission.
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The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement exists to enforce the law, not
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slow walk permits or bog down states in endless red tape.
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The Office of Environmental Management was created to clean up Cold War-era nuclear waste,
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not to fund open-ended contracts with no accountability.
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The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has lost its way, chasing pet projects
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and overreaching appliance mandates, instead of focusing on early-stage R&D for dispatchable
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clean sources like geothermal and hydro.
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And the Office of International Affairs, it has to understand the stakes.
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Energy can be used as a weapon in the hands of our adversaries.
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We need people who know how to use American resources to strengthen our position, not apologize
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for it.
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We need nominees who are ready to streamline permitting, cut waste, rein in overreach, and advance
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an energy strategy that actually works for the American people.
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So today, we look forward to hearing from our nominees.
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Will abandoned mines be restored or tied up in bureaucracy while states wait for Washington
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to act?
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Will nuclear waste be secured and repurposed or left to sit while federal contractors bill
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overtime?
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Will EERE be a research hub or a political slush fund?
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And will our international engagement make us stronger or leave us more dependent?
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That's the bar.
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That's the mission.
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And we expect results.
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I'll now turn to...
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