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Secretary Wright Welcomes National Energy Dominance Council and First LNG Permit on Newsmax

February 20, 2025 · U.S. Department of Energy · 0:03:15

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What happened

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright reacted to President Trump’s newly signed executive order creating the National Energy Dominance Council on Newsmax on February 14, 2025, in a segment published February 20, according to the Department of Energy broadcast. The council will be led by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Wright. Wright said the council lets the government work across agencies to solve problems created over the previous four years — high energy prices, shrinking job opportunities, and high cost of living — and to move fast to bring prices down, as stated in the interview.

Wright cited appliance regulations as a practical target, saying today’s dishwashers don’t clean dishes and run two hours, and that the administration will roll back such rules so Americans can buy the products they want, according to his remarks. He also said the administration had that day signed the first LNG export permit in over a year, calling it great for America and its allies, as stated in the interview.

Wright described his philosophy as “energy realism”: acknowledging climate change is real while arguing American energy is the solution, saying U.S. natural gas has been the biggest driver of reduced global greenhouse gas emissions and predicting a nuclear renaissance, according to his remarks.

Why it matters

The interview marks the operational start of the energy agenda: a cross-government council co-led by Burgum and Wright, an appliance-rule rollback agenda, and the first LNG permit of the term, all announced the day the council was created.

Sources: U.S. Department of Energy, “Secretary Wright joins NewsMax’s Bob Brooks & Katrina Szish - February 14th, 2025”, 2025-02-20 (official upload, embedded above; published 2025-02-20). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.