Comer, Fallon Renew Concerns Over FERC Commissioner's Failure to Disclose Financial Interests and Appropriate Recusals

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"The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is continuing its investigation into your potential conflicts of interest as a Commissioner for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Reporting indicates you have remained closely engaged with your former employers and connections in the green energy sector. Your position as a regulator on an independent commission necessitates transparency regarding outside group influence in policy decisions. The Committee is concerned your connections to the industry FERC regulates may violate federal laws and regulations regarding conflicts of interest and run contrary to FERC's mandate under the Federal Power Act. Committee Republicans previously wrote you concerning your lack of transparency regarding your personal financial interests and appropriate recusals as required by law, to which you failed to adequately respond. As such, we reiterate prior requests and make new requests for documents.

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"It is unclear whether you have recused yourself from FERC decisions related to your spouse's new position or the industry writ large. Your ability to separate your personal interests from FERC's regulatory duties remains unclear. Public documents have also revealed that you briefed funders for partisan organizations on "FERC priorities' in a meeting on January 10, 2022 --raising even more questions about your ability separate your duties as a FERC commissioner from your personal relationships."

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