WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testifies before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Secretary Wright testified on a number of topics including U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed budget request for the Department of Energy, rising fuel costs and energy independence. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) questions Secretary of Energy Chris Wright as he testifies before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Secretary Wright testified on a number of topics including U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed budget request for the Department of Energy, rising fuel costs and energy independence. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testifies before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Secretary Wright testified on a number of topics including U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed budget request for the Department of Energy, rising fuel costs and energy independence. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testifies before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Secretary Wright testified on a number of topics including U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed budget request for the Department of Energy, rising fuel costs and energy independence. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testifies before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Secretary Wright testified on a number of topics including U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed budget request for the Department of Energy, rising fuel costs and energy independence. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testifies before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Secretary Wright testified on a number of topics including U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed budget request for the Department of Energy, rising fuel costs and energy independence. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testifies before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Secretary Wright testified on a number of topics including U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed budget request for the Department of Energy, rising fuel costs and energy independence. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

US Senator Andy Kim, Democrat from New Jersey, questions Kevin Warsh, nominee for US Federal Reserve Chair, during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Warsh's nomination on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2026. Warsh, President Donald Trump's choice to lead the US Federal Reserve, vowed Tuesday to protect central bank independence at his confirmation hearing, despite intense pressure from the president. The hearing will be scrutinized as it marks a key hurdle that Warsh must overcome to succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell when his term ends on May 15. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)