The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy hearing on nuclear power issues on January 7.The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy hearing on nuclear power issues on January 7.

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy hearing on nuclear power issues on January 7. | House Energy and Commerce Committee

At an oversight hearing on new nuclear capacity, the two parties touted recent bipartisan legislation as helping move things forward, but Democrats said Trump administration cuts and moves to curb the NRC’s independence creates crosswinds.