GOP Lawmakers Renew Concerns Over Energy Commissioner’s Potential Conflicts of Interest

GOP Lawmakers Renew Concerns Over Energy Commissioner’s Potential Conflicts of Interest
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) during a hearing in Washington on July 27, 2022. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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Reps. James Comer (R-Ky.) and Pat Fallon (R-Texas) have renewed their concerns about Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner Allison Clements allegedly not disclosing potential conflicts of interest.

Comer is the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, and Fallon is the chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs. They cited in a May 8 letter to Clements that there are reports of her being “closely engaged with your former employers and connections in the green energy sector,” something that is antithetical to her “position as a regulator on an independent commission [which] necessitates transparency regarding outside group influence in policy decisions.”
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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