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Shelley Moore Capito: “Chairman Wright was first confirmed as an NRC commissioner…”

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Shelley Moore Capito Advocates for David Wright's Reconfirmation to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Published July 28, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:56

Achieving this will require experienced and highly qualified commissioners who are empowered to lead the agency through a period of high expectations. Well, David Wright meets that mark. Chairman Wright was first confirmed as an NRC commissioner in 2018, reconfirmed by the Senate for a full five year term in 2020. and has served as President Trump's Chairman through the end of that term in June, when his term expired. (01:56–02:06)

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Asserts that David Wright was confirmed as an NRC commissioner in 2018 and reconfirmed in 2020.

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