Dems hold fire on Chu's future in Obama administration

"Last time I looked, Secretary Chu was the secretary, and it's their call," Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., told reporters. Asked whether he supports Chu staying on, he added, "I'm not going to get into that."

Dorgan, with former Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss. and other members of the Bipartisan Policy Center, earlier called on Obama to create a new National Energy Strategy Council and conduct an interagency quadrennial energy review.