Republican New York Rep. Claudia Tenney became the first lawmaker to call for an impeachment inquiry into Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Thursday.
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm discusses green energy provisions outlined in Democrats' controversial Inflation Reduction Act, gas prices, and tax credits for electric vehicles.on Thursday for giving false testimony to Congress about her family's stock ownership.
Tenney called for the investigation during remarks, shared in advance to Fox News Digital, at a House Science and Technology Committee hearing where Granholm testified about her agency's. Tenney, who is the first lawmaker to demand an impeachment inquiry into Granholm, cited a series of violations she said Granholm has made since taking office in 2021.
"Since taking office in January of 2021, Secretary Granholm has violated the Hatch Act multiple times," Tenney remarked during the hearing."She owned Proterra stock while her boss, President Biden, repeatedly promoted the company. Her husband owned Ford stock while she personally promoted the companies’ work with official resources."
"And most critically, she lied, under oath, to Congress, claiming that you did not own any individual stocks when in fact she did. If anyone would like to dispute these charges, all the evidence you need is in the articles I submitted into the record," the New York Republican continued.Tenney added that Granholm"chose to ignore the rules and lied to Congress under oath.
"That's perjury, period," Tenney continued. Why should you not resign or why should we not consider some kind of impeachment inquiry into you for your perjury charges?" Tenney said.
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