Trump energy nominee heckled by climate protesters, derided by Dem senator as 'enthusiast for fossil fuels'

Lawmakers questioned President-elect Trump's vigor caput connected climate change, the Los Angeles wildfires, and the Biden administration's greenish vigor docket during his information hearing, which saw disruptions from respective clime protesters.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a confirmation proceeding for Chris Wright, Liberty Energy Inc. CEO and Trump's prime to caput the Energy Department, connected Wednesday, which was besides his birthday.

The Trump nominee was introduced by a Democratic Sen. John Hickenlooper of Colorado, who described him arsenic "an unrestrained enthusiast for fossil fuels." Wright focused his responses connected vigor dominance, saying that clime alteration is simply a "real issue," planetary vigor demand, and his absorption connected increasing vigor resources.

"America has an historical accidental to unafraid our vigor systems, present enactment successful technological and technological innovation, steward our weapons stockpiles and conscionable Cold War bequest discarded commitments," Wright said successful his opening statement.

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Wright said helium has identified 3 "immediate tasks" wherever helium volition absorption his attention, if confirmed: unleashing American energy, starring the satellite successful innovation and exertion breakthroughs, and expanding accumulation successful America.

"President Trump shares my passionateness for energy, and if confirmed, I volition enactment tirelessly to instrumentality his bold docket arsenic an unabashed steward for each sources of affordable, reliable and unafraid American energy," Wright told the committee.

Republicans, specified arsenic Sen. Steve Daines of Montana, positioned their questioning connected Biden medication policies, specified arsenic a prohibition connected liquefied earthy state (LNG) exports, regulations connected household appliances, and astir precocious blocking drilling on the coast.

Multiple Democratic senators claimed that the committee chairman, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, scheduled the confirmation proceeding earlier each required paperwork connected Wright was provided to the members of the committee. Other Democrats utilized their clip astatine the mic to assertion the Los Angeles fires were caused by "climate change."

"Despite the misinformation that's circulating present successful the Capitol, into California, and everyplace successful between, it's wide that these fires lone scope the size and the standard that they person due to the fact that of unseasonably adust vegetation and highly precocious winds, some of which are a nonstop effect of clime change," Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., said during the hearing. 

Asked astir the contented of clime change, Wright said helium believes it's a "real issue"

"I've studied and followed the information and the improvement of clime alteration for astatine slightest 20 years now. It is simply a planetary issue. It is simply a existent issue. It's a challenging issue," Wright said, adding that helium believes the solution to clime alteration "is to germinate our vigor system."

Fox News Digital captured footage of respective clime alteration protesters who disrupted Wright's proceeding connected Wednesday. 

One protester stood up portion Wright was being questioned and asked if his policies would "put retired the fires successful LA." 

"Are you gonna inquire immoderate questions oregon conscionable softball connected the clime this full time," said different protester who was removed from the proceeding room.

Several different clime protesters were besides stationed extracurricular the proceeding room, with shirts that read, "I won't fto my aboriginal burn."