Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) will chair the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the 119th session of Congress, beginning in January, the committee announced Monday.
The Energy and Commerce committee authorizes and oversees civilian nuclear programs at the Department of Energy.
Guthrie has represented Kentucky’s second congressional district since 2009. The western edge of the district is about 75 miles west by road from Paducah, Ky., near the second of two Department of Energy defense-uranium enrichment sites being cleaned up by DOE’s Office of Environmental Management.
The Republican party will have control of the federal government come Jan. 20, when President-elect Donald Trump (R) is sworn in for a second term. Republicans won narrow majorities in both the House and the Senate in November’s elections.
NEW: Via public records request, I’ve been able to confirm reporting today that a warrant has been issued for DOE deputy asst. secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition Sam Brinton for another luggage theft, this time at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid airport. (cc: @EMPublications)
DOE spent fuel lead Brinton accused of second luggage theft.
by @BenjaminSWeiss, confirming today's reports with warrant from Las Vegas Metro PD.
Waste has been Emplaced! 🚮
We have finally begun emplacing defense-related transuranic (TRU) waste in Panel 8 of #WIPP.
Read more about the waste emplacement here: https://wipp.energy.gov/wipp_news_20221123-2.asp
Editorial: Sam Brinton’s credibility is now an issue 🔓