WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego issued the following press release:
Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) pressed Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on the President's FY 2027 Budget Request for the Department of Energy.
The Senator began his questioning by highlighting the Department's recent changes (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/02/2026-02071/categorical-exclusion-for-advanced-nuclear-reactors) to environmental, safety, and security rules to make it easier for nuclear reactors to be built.
"There are concerns that DOE has made these changes without adequate transparency and that they may undermine public safety. There has been no explanatio...