#shorts Hawley: Do you think it’s appropriate… my time is running out… Do you think it’s appropriate to speak to advocacy groups at a donors-only session? Do you think that’s appropriate?

Clements: I think it is appropriate to speak with foundations who are interested in the energy industry at their donor sessions.

Hawley: Wow. Wow. I have to say, I think that’s pretty problematic. I would like a list of the donors. I’d like to know who was there.

On 5/4/2023, during a hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources focused on oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) questioned FERC Commissioner Allison Clements about her closed-door meeting with funders of a left-leaning organization called the Energy Foundation. The meeting was uncovered from a FOIA request made during IER’s ongoing FERC transparency project.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/kgL97sIpkz0
Hawley: Wow. Wow. is it appropriate to speak to advocacy groups at a donors-only session?