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Trump's energy department pick to call for more LNG and nuclear power
Chris Wright, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the U.S. Energy Department, will tell U.S. senators in his confirmation hearing on Wednesday his first priority is expanding domestic energy production including liquefied natural gas and nuclear power.
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Trump’s choice for energy secretary said the US must remove bureaucratic barriers and “unleash” production of nuclear power as well as liquefied natural gas during his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday.
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