During a blistering Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Republican Senator John Kennedy was visibly floored after Trump's Energy Secretary, Christopher Wright, dropped a bombshell: the Department of Energy handed out a staggering $93 billion in loans and commitments during the final 76 days of the Biden administration, a figure that more than doubled the loan total from the previous 15 years combined.

What shocked Kennedy most wasn't just the lack of oversight but the arrogance of it all: "They were spending money at the Department of Energy like it was ditchwater," he said, noting the department's ballooning budget. "Their budget went from $60 billion to $160 billion since fiscal year 2021." Jennifer Granholm Was the Secreetary of the Department of Energy under the Biden administration.

Jennifer Granhom During a blistering Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) was visibly floored after Energy Secretary Christopher Wright dropped a bombshell: the Department of Energy handed out a staggering $93 billion in loans and commitments during the final 76 days of the Biden administration, a figure that more than doubled the loan total from the previous 15 years combined.

Kennedy, in classic fashion, drilled in with precision. "The 76-day period you're talking about, that's the period between the time that President Trump was elected and President Biden left office. Is that right?" 

"That is correct," Wright confirmed.

Kennedy didn't mince words when he asked how any agency could properly vet such massive spending in such a short window. "How do you do due diligence on one loan, much less $93 billion?" he asked. 

Wright's answer was damning.