Lawyer in stalled coal bailout argues for energy appointment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are questioning whether President Donald Trump’s choice for a seat on a national energy board can be objective given his past work on the administration’s plan to subsidize aging coal plants.
Bernard McNamee, an Energy Department lawyer, appeared Thursday before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which was considering his nomination to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
At the Energy Department, McNamee helped roll out t