Biden To Shift FERC Balance To Democrats 👍
BREAKING NEWS: Biden To Shift FERC Balance To Democrats
9/9/2021
Democrats will have nominated the majority of the five-member independent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) if President Joe Bidens nomination is confirmed by the Senate.
President Biden announced on Thursday his intent to nominate Willie L. Phillips, Jr. as a Commissioner of the FERC, the White House said today.
The independent FERC agency regulates the interstate transmission of natural gas, oil, electricity, and other energy projects, including liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects.
As the Biden Administration works to tackle the climate crisis, advance environmental justice, and create a clean electricity grid by 2035, FERC will maintain an important role regulating the transmission of carbon-free energy across the country, the White House said.
Phillips, currently Chairman of the Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, was a thoughtful and innovative leader in modernizing the energy grid, implementing the Districts aggressive clean energy and climate goals, and in protecting the Districts customers, according to the White House.
Phillips, if confirmed by the Senate, is poised to succeed Neil Chatterjee, who stepped down from FERC in August.
Thrilled @POTUS has nominated my friend @wlphillips to serve @ferc Should he be confirmed it would be an honor to have him succeed me, Chatterjee tweeted today.
In response to President Bidens intention to nominate Phillips as a Commissioner, FERC Chairman Rich Glick said on Thursday:
I congratulate DC Public Service Commission Chairman Willie Phillips on his selection to be the next member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. He is highly qualified and very well regarded.
Glick noted that FERCs work is essential to advancing the U.S. clean energy transition and to ensuring the reliability and security of American energy infrastructure.
A five-member Commission is critical to ensuring this important work continues. As is tradition, the Commission stands ready to support Chairman Phillips during the confirmation process, Glick added.
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BRAVO! PRESIDENT BIDEN
Budi
(15,325 posts)He truly surrounded himself with the best & brightest, to move his policy of build back better.
He's laying the foundation for those who come after, to build upon.
💙
llmart
(15,501 posts)Very descriptive statement of what he is doing. Once you're of a certain age, it's called generativity and many seniors experience it. They realize their time on this earth is limited so anything altruistic they do is from a place of thinking about future generations. (Unless you're a narcissist and think you're going to live forever because the world can't get along without your wonderful self.)
Budi
(15,325 posts)🍃
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Much harder to stop progress when the "deep state" is thoroughly clean.
BradBo
(516 posts)Why is this not happening???
Why is this anti-American POS still allowed to destroy the Post Office?
WHY?????????
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)As far as I understand it, we can't fire him until the last Trumper gets dumped from the USPS Board of Governors, and that's not until December. But if DeJoy was in DeJail, he'd have a hard time continuing his sabotage.