Washington, June 10 -- Congresswoman Andrea Salinas issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) confronted U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright during a Committee on Science, Space, and Technology hearing. Rep. Salinas questioned Secretary Wright about rising energy and gas costs since President Trump took office in his second term, which is contributing to the affordability crisis.
A transcript of the questioning is available below:
REP. SALINAS: Thank you, Mr. Chair. And thank you to our Ranking Member. And thank you, Secretary Wright, for being here today. President Trump made a series of promises to bring down costs when he was running for president, and I want to review and see i...