House Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee

Oversight of the Department of Energy

2154 Rayburn
Tue, 18 Apr 2023 18:00:00 GMT

Hearing with the title “Spending on Empty: How the Biden Administration’s Unprecedented Spending Increased Risk of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse at the Department of Energy.”

Chair Pat Fallon (R-Texas), Ranking Member Cori Bush (D-Mo.)

Fallon: “In one instance, DOE awarded $200 million available under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to a lithium battery company despite the company’s primary operations taking place in China.”

The company mentioned, Microvast, has been the target of Fox News stories.