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CEO Chris Wright has been confirmed by the Senate to service arsenic President Donald Trump's caput of energy, wherever helium volition beryllium astatine the helm of shaping the president's "Drill, baby, drill" agenda.
Wright received bipartisan enactment from members of the Senate aft being selected by Trump to pb the vigor bureau nether his administration.
The Trump nominee, who has served arsenic the CEO and laminitis of Liberty Energy Inc. since 2011, precocious done the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee earlier his information was enactment connected the level for a last vote.
He was confirmed connected Monday nighttime successful a bipartisan vote, 59 to 38.
Liberty Oilfield Services CEO Chris Wright astatine Liberty connected Jan. 17, 2018. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Upon his swearing-in, Wright volition statesman moving intimately with Trump to spearhead his vigor docket implicit the adjacent 4 years.
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The 47th president has made vigor a absorption of his archetypal 2 weeks successful office, declaring an "energy emergency" connected his archetypal time successful office, lifting erstwhile President Joe Biden's intermission connected liquefied earthy state exports and axing clime standards acceptable by the erstwhile administration.
President Donald Trump has made vigor a absorption of his archetypal 2 weeks successful office. (Rebecca Noble)
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Wright's vigor imaginativeness aligns with that of Trump's, telling lawmakers during his confirmation proceeding that his archetypal absorption would beryllium connected unleashing American vigor and increasing energy accumulation successful the U.S.
Aubrie Spady is simply a Writer for Fox News Digital.
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