WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release:

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U.S. Senator Katie Britt Votes to Confirm Alabama Native Wells Griffith as President Trump's Under Secretary of Energy

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today voted to confirm Wells Griffith as President Trump's Under Secretary of Energy at the Department of Energy. The nomination was approved on a vote of 54-43.