Senate Confirms Trump Cabinet Nominee, Eight Democrats Join Republicans

The Senate on Monday confirmed Chris Wright to serve as President Trump’s secretary of energy.

Wright secured the nomination by a 59-38 vote, with eight Democrats supporting the CEO and founder of Liberty Energy Inc.

Just in: Chris Wright has been confirmed as the new Secretary of Energy by the Senate in a 59-38 vote pic.twitter.com/EJVH82hKpC

— The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) February 3, 2025

From the Associated Press:

The centerpiece of Trump’s energy policy is “drill, baby, drill,” and he has pledged to dismantle what he calls Democrats’ “green new scam” in favor of boosting production of fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas and coal that emit planet-warming greenhouse gases.

“President Trump shares my passion for energy,” Wright said at his confirmation hearing last month, promising that if confirmed, he would “work tirelessly to implement (Trump’s) bold agenda as an unabashed steward for all sources of affordable, reliable and secure American energy.”

That includes oil and natural gas, coal, nuclear power and hydropower, along with wind and solar power and geothermal energy, Wright said.

Congratulations to our new Secretary of Energy Chris Wright! pic.twitter.com/gK5W9Dj9WC

— House Republicans (@HouseGOP) February 3, 2025

#BREAKING: President Trump’s Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, has just been CONFIRMED by the U.S. Senate, 59-38

Now it’s time to UNLEASH American energy!

MAKE AMERICA ENERGY INDEPENDENT AGAIN! pic.twitter.com/ghTCthJcof

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 3, 2025

Per USA TODAY:

Democrats in the chamber who opposed him have previously cited Trump’s efforts to rollback aspects of the Inflation Reduction Act, which included clean energy tax credits, and Wright’s robust support for fossil fuels.

“Mr. Wright’s nomination should be an alarm bell for every single American who has gotten a job recently at battery plants, EV factories, and other good paying clean jobs,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a floor speech in January after Trump chose Wright for the job. “Many of these Americans are in red states that trusted Donald Trump to look after them.”

After taking office Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement and undid a Biden-era pause on permits for new liquefied natural gas projects. He also directed federal agencies to stop disbursing funds for electric vehicle charging stations and told them not to implement the climate law that was passed by Congress and put into place by the previous administration, roiling Democrats.

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