Chris Wright Energy Secretary Defends Trump Budget Plan Before Congress April 22

Chris Wright serves as the United States Secretary of Energy, not Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Recent news from the last few days highlights his upcoming testimony before Congress on President Trump's budget request. According to Axios, as reported by KATU news, Wright will appear on April 22 before Senate appropriations subcommittees alongside other cabinet members like Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to defend the White House plan, which seeks to cut non-defense spending by 73 billion dollars while increasing Pentagon funding by over 40 percent. An Energy Department source confirmed Wright's participation to the National News Desk.Additionally, House Appropriations Energy and Water Subcommittee Chairman Chuck Fleischmann welcomed Secretary Wright to a hearing this week on the Department of Energy's activities, as noted in official committee remarks. Fleischmann thanked Wright for joining to discuss key priorities.No major headlines or decisions from Wright in housing or urban development appear in current reports, as his role centers on energy policy, including power grid reliability, gas prices, and support for artificial intelligence data centers, per recent discussions covered by News 12 New Jersey.Listeners, thank you for tuning in, and please subscribe for more updates. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.For more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.