President Biden delivers remarks on the war between Israel and Hamas after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv. The man installed by President Biden to oversee the Department of Energy’s massive loan program faced a barrage of questions from GOP senators Thursday concerned about potential conflicts of interest.
Mr. Shah has also attended several private events and dinners held by Cleantech that attendees paid to join, according to the Washington Free Beacon. “My job has been to gain private sector trust, and so I’m all in on American innovators and entrepreneurs,” Mr. Shah told lawmakers. “I have spared no event or time or conference to figure out how to promote the Loan Programs Office.”
Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, the top Republican on the committee, accused Mr. Shah of violating “ethics 101.”