Murkowski: Hearings ‘soon’ on Trump’s FERC nominees

Published May 11, 2017 7:33pm ET



Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairwoman Lisa Murkowski said Thursday that she will announce confirmation hearings soon for President Trump’s nominees to the nation’s lead energy watchdog, which has been shut down for more than three months because it doesn’t have enough members.

“I welcome the president’s announcement of two well-qualified nominees and look forward to restoring FERC’s quorum as soon as possible,” the Alaska Republican said after the White House formally sent the nominations to the Senate Wednesday night. “We will announce a hearing to review their nominations as soon as we receive all relevant paperwork, and seek to confirm them as expeditiously as possible.”

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