Trump’s New FERC Commissioner Rob Powelson Accepted Gifts from Energy Industry as State Regulator

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By Itai VardiAug 15, 2017, 5:13 pm145 pts
Robert Powelson, President Donald Trump’s newly appointed commissioner to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), received both gifts and reimbursements for travel, lodging, and hospitality from the energy and utility sectors in his previous position as a state regulator. He will now regulate those…

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Trump’s New FERC Commissioner Rob Powelson Accepted Gifts from Energy Industry as State Regulator

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