{"id":1947935,"date":"2023-06-15T11:03:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T15:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republican-demands-investigation-of-biden-energy-secretary-over-her-shifting-story-on-ford-stocks\/"},"modified":"2023-06-15T11:04:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T15:04:15","slug":"top-republican-demands-investigation-of-biden-energy-secretary-over-her-shifting-story-on-ford-stocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-republican-demands-investigation-of-biden-energy-secretary-over-her-shifting-story-on-ford-stocks\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Leader Calls for Probe into Biden Energy Secretary&#8217;s Inconsistent Ford Stock Statements"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftop-republican-demands-investigation-of-biden-energy-secretary-over-her-shifting-story-on-ford-stocks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1947935&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Senate Energy Committee&#8217;s Top Republican Calls for Investigation of Energy Secretary<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm \/ Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Senate energy committee&#8217;s top Republican is demanding an investigation of President Joe Biden&#8217;s energy secretary after she admitted she failed to disclose a number of stock holdings, including her husband&#8217;s stake in auto giant Ford.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Senator John Barrasso Calls for Inspector General Investigation<\/h3>\n<p>Sen. John Barrasso (R., Wyo.) sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.senate.gov\/2023\/6\/barrasso-calls-for-inspector-general-investigation-of-granholm-financial-holdings\">letter<\/a> to the Energy Department&#8217;s inspector general on Wednesday, calling on the department to investigate Secretary Jennifer Granholm&#8217;s &#8220;misrepresentation of her financial holdings before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources&#8221; and her &#8220;failure to disclose her husband&#8217;s ownership of conflicting Ford stock.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In May 2021, she earned a $1.6 million profit on the sale of her stocks in Proterra, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-media-watchdog-defends-jennifer-granholms-wealth-after-helping-her-become-a-millionaire\/\" title=\"Left-Wing Media Watchdog Defends Jennifer Granholm\u2019s Wealth After Helping Her Become a Millionaire\">electric vehicle company<\/a> the administration was actively promoting. Many cities that have purchased Proterra buses have reported problems in the buses&#8217; service.<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/defend-scotus-ads-beacon?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=beaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023maybeaconscotus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Granholm&#8217;s stock holdings have been under scrutiny for almost as long as she has been in office.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, she sent a letter to Barrasso&#8217;s committee <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/energy-secs-husband-held-stock-in-ford-as-admin-approved-billions-in-electric-vehicle-subsidies\/\">acknowledging<\/a> that she failed to disclose that her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-mccarthy-accuses-rep-waters-of-inciting-violence-over-comments-to-protesters-in-minn\/\" title=\"Rep. McCarthy accuses Rep. Waters of \u2018inciting violence\u2019 over comments to protesters in Minn.\">husband owned stock<\/a> in Ford Motor Company while the Biden administration was shelling out hundreds of billions of dollars in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-infrastructure-plan-could-boost-pelosis-investment-portfolio\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Infrastructure Plan Could Boost Pelosi\u2019s Investment Portfolio\">electric vehicle subsidies<\/a> and promoting Ford&#8217;s electric Mustang.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Committee requesting an inquiry into Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm&#8217;s undisclosed stock holdings, including her husband&#8217;s shares in Ford. Sen. 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