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President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday via Truth Social that he is tapping Ed Russo and Bill Briggs to serve as head of the Environmental Advisory Task Force and deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration, respectively.
Russo, who served as an environmental adviser to the Trump Organization for 17 years, will lead a new group that Trump says will “help my administration create good jobs and protect our natural resources.” Will advise on measures, following my policy of clean air and clean water.”
“Together, we will dominate American energy, rebuild our economy, and drill, BB, drill,” Trump added on Truth Social.
Briggs, meanwhile, will serve under former Georgia Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler, Trump’s pick for SBA administrator. He previously worked in the SBA’s Office of Capital Access during Trump’s first term, and — according to Trump — helped oversee the Paycheck Protection Program during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Burgess, along with Loeffler, will “protect the American dream for small businesses, which are the backbone of our economy,” Trump said.
The Republican-controlled Senate will first need to confirm Briggs, with confirmation hearings set to begin Tuesday for some of Trump’s picks. Russo, on the other hand, will not be subject to a confirmation hearing.