The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Preston Wells Griffith III to serve as undersecretary of the Energy Department.
The 54-43 vote included Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, joining Republicans in support.
Griffith said at an April hearing that his role would be to use the department’s resources to ensure that “America remains at the top of the global energy system and unleashes that abundance here at home and also abroad, especially with nuclear and natural gas.”
