Budget & Policy

Sen. Feinstein Raises Questions About Former Deputy Energy Secretary’s New Post at Centrus

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Kenneth Fletcher
WC Monitor
3/27/2015
Another lawmaker raised concerns this week regarding former Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Poneman’s new position as CEO of Centrus Energy Corp., as Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) questioned Poneman’s potential…

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