WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testifies before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Secretary Wright testified on a number of topics including U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed budget request for the Department of Energy, rising fuel costs and energy independence. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testifies before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Secretary Wright testified on a number of topics including U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed budget request for the Department of Energy, rising fuel costs and energy independence. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testifies before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Secretary Wright testified on a number of topics including U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed budget request for the Department of Energy, rising fuel costs and energy independence. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testifies before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Secretary Wright testified on a number of topics including U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed budget request for the Department of Energy, rising fuel costs and energy independence. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testifies before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Secretary Wright testified on a number of topics including U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed budget request for the Department of Energy, rising fuel costs and energy independence. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testifies before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Secretary Wright testified on a number of topics including U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed budget request for the Department of Energy, rising fuel costs and energy independence. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright testifies before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Secretary Wright testified on a number of topics including U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed budget request for the Department of Energy, rising fuel costs and energy independence. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 21: U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright looks at his watch as he arrives to testify before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on April 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. Secretary Wright testified on a number of topics including U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed budget request for the Department of Energy, rising fuel costs and energy independence. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)