In a letter Monday, the top Republican on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee asked the Energy Department’s inspector general to look into “potential conflicts of interest” related to the company Proterra, where Granholm formerly held a board position.
“In light of concerns about a potential conflict of interest associated with Secretary Granholm’s significant investment in the electric bus, battery, and charging company Proterra, Inc. . I request that DOE’s Office of Inspector General promptly initiate a review of Secretary Granholm’s ethical, regulatory, and statutory obligations; her relationship with Proterra, Inc. . and her or her staffs’ participation in or promotion of activities by the Biden Administration to advocate for electric vehicles (including electric buses), batteries, and charging infrastructure,” Barrasso wrote.
The Biden administration has defended Kerry, saying he discussed facts that were widely known at the time, and Kerry himself denied he had ever revealed Israeli secrets, either when I was Secretary of State or since.
The allegations were made public in a recording of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who in a conversation last month with economist Saeed Leylaz said Kerry had informed him that Israel had attacked Iranian assets in Syria at least 200 times.
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Republican reactions to reports of Zarif s recollection of the events have varied from calls for Kerry to resign, to calls for an investigation.
“There’s a responsibility, if you’re gonna be in leadership, leaders eat last,” McCarthy told Politico on Monday when asked about Cheney’s remarks. “And when leaders try to go out and not work as one team, it creates difficulties.”
McCarthy also told the news outlet he’s spoken to Cheney about toning down her rhetoric. But when asked about her response, he reportedly said: “You be the judge.”
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The interview came after Cheney earlier in the day broke with McCarthy, telling reporters that a proposed 9/11-style independent commission should narrowly focus on the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Democrats are scrambling to get their priorities included in President Biden
Biden is expected to outline a package called the American Families Plan during a speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. The package will focus on human infrastructure, such as child care and education.
The president sees the package as a way to help families get on a stronger footing than they were prior to the pandemic. But a number of Democrats want to go well beyond what Biden is expected to propose, including in areas such as tax credits for families, unemployment insurance and health care.
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