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Barrasso: Biden Has Prioritized Greening the Grid Over the Reliability of Energy

March 23, 2023

News – Sheridan Media

Thursday, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing to examine cybersecurity vulnerabilities to the United States’ energy infrastructure. Barrasso said the reliability and resilience of the electric grid of our nation’s pipeline network and our nation’s pipeline network are critical to our national security.

Senator Barrasso

Barrasso said as China and Russia have grown more aggressive on the World stage, so to have their tactics in cyberspace.

Senator Barrasso

The hearing featured testimony from Puesh M. Kumar, Director of the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response Preparedness; Mr. Robert M. Lee,  CEO and Co-Founder of Dragos, Inc.; and Mr. Stephen L. Swick, Chief Security Officer of American Electric Power.

Last modified: March 23, 2023

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