Senate committee approves Biden energy secretary nominee Jennifer Granholm

Published February 3, 2021 3:54pm ET



The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved President Biden’s nominee for energy secretary, Jennifer Granholm, in a bipartisan 13-4 vote this morning.

Some Republicans though, including the incoming ranking member John Barrasso of Wyoming, did not vote for Granholm despite saying nice things about her qualifications and policy positions, citing the Biden administration’s early actions opposing fossil fuel development and the Keystone XL pipeline.

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