Christie Wentworth is senior policy counsel at Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. She previously worked on appropriations law at the Government Accountability Office and as counsel to the House Budget Committee.
We have documented 1 statement by Christie Wentworth, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Writing for CREW, Wentworth cited wind-lease payouts as an example of abuse of the Judgment Fund. She urged disclosure before payments and independent court review of high-value settlements.
“this potential “future” abuse is happening now.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)Wentworth's proposal for tighter oversight of the Judgment FundParagraphs linking current abuse to offshore-wind payouts and proposed reforms
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She criticizes the wind payments as current misuse of the fund.
Interior paid TotalEnergies, Invenergy, and Bluepoint Wind more than $2.3 billion to cancel offshore wind leases in 2026. State attorneys general and members of Congress say the payments broke the Judgment Fund Act. Interior says the payments were lawful, voluntary refunds.
