Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) is again set to head up the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the 114th Congress next year, the Committee announced yesterday. Upton has served as Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which helps to oversee the Department of Energy, since 2011. Upton also announced yesterday his slate of Subcommittee chairs for the new Congress, including Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.) to again lead the Energy and Power Subcommittee; Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.) to again lead the Environment and Economy Subcommittee; and Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) to again head the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.
On the Democratic side, Rep. Frank Pallone (N.J.) is set to serve as the Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Committee in the next Congress, according to media reports. Pallone replaces Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), who did not run for re-election this month, as the top Democrat on the panel. Information on Democratic ranking members for the panel’s various subcommittees has not yet been announced.
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 🔓