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Perry, Gordon-Hagerty Again Due on Capitol Hill for Budget Hearings

Monday, March 19th, 2018

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Perry, Gordon-Hagerty Again Due on Capitol Hill for Budget Hearings

Secretary of Energy Rick Perry

Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), are due to testify in Congress this week in separate budget hearings. It will be the second public trip to Capitol Hill in as many weeks for both officials.Gordon-Hagerty will be first to face lawmakers this week. The new NNSA administrator is scheduled to testify about the agency’s proposed fiscal 2019 budget at 10 a.m. Tuesday Eastern time before the House Appropriations energy and water…

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