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Secretary Wright Discusses $90 Billion in Pennsylvania Investment Announcements on Newsmax, July 15, 2025

July 15, 2025 · U.S. Department of Energy · 0:04:03

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What happened

Energy Secretary Chris Wright joined Newsmax’s Bianca de la Garza on July 15, 2025, from Pennsylvania, according to the Department of Energy posting of the interview. Wright said, as he stated the figure, that the investment announced in Pennsylvania that day totaled $90 billion — correcting, as he stated it, a $70 billion figure mentioned on the program — intended, as he described it, to take western Pennsylvania, the historical hub of America’s industrial past, and make it a hub of America’s industrial future. The host noted, as stated on air, the Nippon Steel deal and the presence of Democratic officials including Senator John Fetterman and Governor Josh Shapiro at the announcements.

Wright said, as he stated it, that for 20 years America pushed energy-intensive businesses to China and Asia for environmental or climate reasons, and that the administration’s position is to reindustrialize America and bring the jobs, investment, and opportunity back to the United States — which, as he stated it, is why President Trump was elected and why he won Pennsylvania.

Why it matters

The interview attaches the administration’s headline number — $90 billion, as Wright stated it — to the Pennsylvania energy and AI investment summit, a figure that anchors later tracking of what was actually built.

Scoreboard watch

Wright’s statement that $90 billion of investment was announced in Pennsylvania on July 15, 2025, as he stated the figure, is a dated, checkable claim flagged for the scoreboard editor. No verdict is published from this page.

Sources: U.S. Department of Energy, “Secretary Wright Joins Newsmax TV’s Bianca de la Garza – July 15, 2025”, 2025-07-15 (official upload, embedded above; published 2025-07-15). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.