Protests punctuate Senate hearing on Trump's picks to join FERC, restore commission quorum

摘要

In a Thursday hearing interrupted by vocal protests and arrests, the chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee sought to move three nominations by President Donald Trump to fill vacancies at FERC and DOE. Progress on the FERC nominees is particularly significant given that the commission currently lacks the minimum three-member quorum needed to conduct significant regulatory actions, including approval of major energy infrastructure.