Team Trump needs an energy point man.
E&E News (10/13/24) reports: "President-elect Donald Trump is considering appointing a White House 'energy czar' to coordinate the incoming administration’s energy policies across the administration, according to two people with knowledge of the transition. The role could be one of several policy 'czars' in the White House under Trump, who has stressed that slashing energy regulations and boosting fossil fuel production are among his top priorities. It could also signal the incoming administration intends to centralize power in the White House as opposed to delegating policy work to departments. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a Trump loyalist who was on the president-elect’s shortlist for vice president, is viewed as a possible energy czar, said the people with knowledge of the transition who were granted anonymity to discuss personnel decisions...A coordinating role from the White House on one of Trump’s top priorities makes sense, said Tom Pyle, president of the American Energy Alliance who led Trump’s 2016 Energy Department transition team. 'I hate the word 'czar,' but I do think the president should have somebody in the White House that prioritizes energy policy,' Pyle said. 'It’s a cross-cutting issue.' Trump has already named a 'border czar' this week, announcing that his former acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, Tom Homan, will assume that role."
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"No Republicans voted for the IRA in 2022. Rather than take a scalpel to the law, Congress has a rare opportunity to undo all of it. A weak, partial repeal of the IRA will only perpetuate interventionist policies for years to come. The IRA is a watered-down Green New Deal, and the response can’t be further dilution—it needs to be a full rejection."
– Travis Fisher, Cato Institute
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