One America News Network
The House Oversight Committee is commencing a probe into Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm’s summer road trip in an electric vehicle (EV), which gained attention after charging issues led to a family calling the police on staff who were blocking a charging outlet for the official.
In order to “understand the purposes, costs, and consequences” of Granholm’s road trip, Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and Energy Policy Subcommittee Chairman Pat Fallon (R-TX) asked the agency on Tuesday for documents pertaining to her travels from North Carolina to Tennessee.
Their letter focuses the investigation on an NPR piece that detailed the drive’s difficulties.
“This taxpayer-funded publicity stunt illustrates yet again how out of touch the Biden Administration is with the consequences of policies it has unleashed on everyday Americans,” the letter reads. “Committee Republicans remain committed to preserving freedoms like vehicle consumer choice in the face of an unproven, burdensome, and expensive Biden Administration push to force all Americans to buy EVs.”
After receiving a request for comment from the Washington Examiner, the Department of Energy declined to indicate if it would cooperate with Oversight’s investigation…
