Energy Secretary Granholm’s Trips to Puerto Rico Spark GOP Demands for Justification

Energy Secretary Granholm’s Trips to Puerto Rico Spark GOP Demands for Justification
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm briefs reporters at the White House on May 11, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Mark Tapscott
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) and House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) are demanding documents regarding Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm’s four taxpayer-funded trips in five months to Puerto Rico.

“The frequency and duration of these trips raise concerns regarding your attention to your other duties, particularly in light of climbing energy costs and intensifying threats to the United States’ energy independence,” McMorris Rodgers and Griffith told Granholm in an April 24 letter.
Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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