Energy Secretary-Designate Chris Wright: ‘Energy Is the Essential Agent of Change that Enables Everything that We Do’

WRIGHT Thank you Mr ░░░░░░░░ Ranking Member Heinrich and ░░░░░░░░ of the committee Thank ░░░░░░░░ also to Senator Hickenlooper ░░░░░░░░ Senator Hoeven for your ░░░░░░░░ remarks friendship and for ░░░░░░░░ continued service to our ░░░░░░░░ State and great nation ░░░░░░░░ I begin my remarks ░░░░░░░░ would like to recognize ░░░░░░░░ members of my family ░░░░░░░░ have joined me today ░░░░░░░░ wife Liz my daughter ░░░░░░░░ and her husband Greg ░░░░░░░░ 7 month old grandson ░░░░░░░░ my son Arthur his ░░░░░░░░ Allowell Also in the ░░░░░░░░ not needing identification is ░░░░░░░░ mother Gayla sister Kim ░░░░░░░░ other extended family and ░░░░░░░░ as well The most ░░░░░░░░ event in my very ░░░░░░░░ life was meeting my ░░░░░░░░ Liz when I was ░░░░░░░░ years old I came ░░░░░░░░ that night and told ░░░░░░░░ sister that I had ░░░░░░░░ the woman that I ░░░░░░░░ marry It is truly ░░░░░░░░ honor to appear before ░░░░░░░░ committee as President Elect ░░░░░░░░ s nominee for Secretary ░░░░░░░░ Energy I am humbled ░░░░░░░░ the great responsibility this ░░░░░░░░ holds America has a ░░░░░░░░ opportunity to secure our ░░░░░░░░ systems deliver leadership in ░░░░░░░░ and technological innovation steward ░░░░░░░░ weapons stockpiles and meet ░░░░░░░░ War legacy waste commitments ░░░░░░░░ call myself a science ░░░░░░░░ turned tech nerd turned ░░░░░░░░ energy entrepreneur My fascination ░░░░░░░░ energy started at a ░░░░░░░░ age in Denver Colorado ░░░░░░░░ enrolled at MIT specifically ░░░░░░░░ work on fusion energy ░░░░░░░░ started graduate school at ░░░░░░░░ Berkeley where I worked ░░░░░░░░ solar energy as well ░░░░░░░░ power electronics Energy is ░░░░░░░░ essential agent of change ░░░░░░░░ enables everything that we ░░░░░░░░ Everything A low energy ░░░░░░░░ is poor A highly ░░░░░░░░ society can bring health ░░░░░░░░ and opportunity for all ░░░░░░░░ stated mission of the ░░░░░░░░ that I founded Liberty ░░░░░░░░ is to better human ░░░░░░░░ through energy Liberty works ░░░░░░░░ in oil natural gas ░░░░░░░░ generation geothermal and has ░░░░░░░░ in next generation nuclear ░░░░░░░░ and new battery technology ░░░░░░░░ has been a life ░░░░░░░░ passion of mine and ░░░░░░░░ ve PROTESTER Chris Wright ░░░░░░░░ while L A burns ░░░░░░░░ Wright profits while L ░░░░░░░░ burns indecipherable WRIGHT Energy ░░░░░░░░ been a life long ░░░░░░░░ of mine and I ░░░░░░░░ never been shy about ░░░░░░░░ fact Then again I ░░░░░░░░ never been shy about ░░░░░░░░ President Trump shares my ░░░░░░░░ for energy and if ░░░░░░░░ I will work tirelessly ░░░░░░░░ implement his bold agenda ░░░░░░░░ an unabashed steward for ░░░░░░░░ sources of affordable reliable ░░░░░░░░ secure American energy I ░░░░░░░░ three immediate tasks where ░░░░░░░░ ll focus my attention ░░░░░░░░ I get the privilege ░░░░░░░░ being confirmed The first ░░░░░░░░ to unleash American energy ░░░░░░░░ home and abroad to ░░░░░░░░ our energy dominance The ░░░░░░░░ of our nation begins ░░░░░░░░ energy Previous administrations have ░░░░░░░░ energy as a liability ░░░░░░░░ of the immense national ░░░░░░░░ that it is To ░░░░░░░░ globally we must expand ░░░░░░░░ production including commercial nuclear ░░░░░░░░ liquefied natural gas and ░░░░░░░░ the cost of energy ░░░░░░░░ Americans Second we must ░░░░░░░░ the world in innovation ░░░░░░░░ technology breakthroughs Throughout my ░░░░░░░░ technology and innovation have ░░░░░░░░ enhanced the human condition ░░░░░░░░ must protect and accelerate ░░░░░░░░ work of the Department ░░░░░░░░ National Laboratory Network to ░░░░░░░░ to secure America s ░░░░░░░░ advantage and its security ░░░░░░░░ commit to working with ░░░░░░░░ on the important missions ░░░░░░░░ the National Laboratories Third ░░░░░░░░ must build things in ░░░░░░░░ again and remove barriers ░░░░░░░░ progress Federal policies today ░░░░░░░░ it too easy to ░░░░░░░░ projects and very hard ░░░░░░░░ start and complete projects ░░░░░░░░ makes energy more expensive ░░░░░░░░ less reliable President Trump ░░░░░░░░ committed to lowering energy ░░░░░░░░ and to do so ░░░░░░░░ must prioritize cutting red ░░░░░░░░ enabling the private sector ░░░░░░░░ and building the infrastructure ░░░░░░░░ need to make energy ░░░░░░░░ affordable for families and ░░░░░░░░ I ve met with ░░░░░░░░ every member of the ░░░░░░░░ and I appreciate the ░░░░░░░░ priorities and insight that ░░░░░░░░ have shared As a ░░░░░░░░ guy who reads and ░░░░░░░░ data I will need ░░░░░░░░ guidance and partnership of ░░░░░░░░ committee I feel confident ░░░░░░░░ can work together to ░░░░░░░░ a difference I look ░░░░░░░░ to answering your questions ░░░░░░░░ if confirmed shepherding the ░░░░░░░░ s bold energy agenda ░░░░░░░░ unleash energy security and ░░░░░░░░ Mr Chairman thank you ░░░░░░░░ the opportunity to be ░░░░░░░░ today I look forward ░░░░░░░░ answering the committee s ░░░░░░░░