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On the recordOctober 26, 2023
My amendment cuts the salary of the Secretary of the Department of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, to $1. The job that she has done is far below standard by any measure. She testified and promoted a company in Greenville--my State, not in my district but my State--that she was a former board member on and requested funds from the American taxpayer. I have learned now with bureaucrats who make wrong decisions, the only way you deal with them is to cut their salary. I recommend that her salary be cut to a dollar. I reserve the balance of my time.
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Ralph Norman
Republican · South Carolina
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Oct 26, 2023

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