Protests punctuate hearing on FERC nominees

摘要

In a Thursday hearing interrupted by vocal protests and arrests, the chair of the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee sought to move three nominations by President Donald Trump to fill vacancies in the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy. 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.