07/09/2025 at 09:30AM
Full committee hearing.
Nominees:
- Lanny Erdos to be the Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement of the United States Department of the Interior
- Audrey Robertson to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- Timothy Walsh to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Environmental Management
- David Eisner to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs
Audrey Robinson is an oil executive who “helped found Denver-based Franklin Mountain Energy, a since-sold natural gas fracking firm in the Permian Basin with an open investigation at EPA over recent Clean Air Act violations.” She “also sits on the board of Liberty Energy, the fracking services company led by Energy Secretary Chris Wright until his resignation in January. Earlier in her career, Robertson worked at Goldman Sachs and Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, an investment firm focused on fossil fuels.”
Tim Walsh is a Colorado real estate developer who “has donated over $2.5 million to Republican candidates and conservative causes since 2022.”
David Eisner worked in the Treasury Department in the first Trump administration, is critical of GOP election deniers, and is a devoted fan of Chris Wright.