.Energy SecGranholm wrote to a Senate committee to clarify that she did, in fact, own individual stocks when she was questioned about it during a hearing on her selection in 2021. At the time, she denied owning stocks and was confirmed to the position.
Granholm sent a letter, obtained by Fox News, to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources to clarify that she did, in fact, own individual stocks when she was questioned about it during a hearing on her selection in 2021. At the time, Granholm denied owning any stocks and was subsequently confirmed to the position.
As of May 18, over two years after she was sworn in, Granholm divested her remaining undisclosed six stocks. The letter comes as the energy secretary is visiting California to speak at Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s 11th Annual Energy and Sustainability Summit ahead of the state receiving $21.2 billion in the name of large-scale clean power generation.
Her husband, Daniel Mulhern, also owned $2,457.89 worth of shares in Ford Motor Company, which he divested on May 15.The Department of Energy did not respond to the Washington Examiner's request for comment. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Sen. Joe Manchin and its ranking member Sen. John Barrasso also did not respond.
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