The Senate has confirmed five members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet since he assumed office on Jan. 20, with five more ready for floor action in the coming days. The pace is faster than in 2017, the first time Trump had Republican control of Washington. By this point in his first term, only two were confirmed.

Colorado energy entrepreneur and President-Elect Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Energy Chris Wright faced a Senate panel for his confirmation hearing Thursday. Critics on the panel pressed Wright on possible conflicts of interest and whether he would avoid the appearance of impropriety.

Sworn-in president unleashes flurry of orders to accelerate oil and gas projects, curb environmental protections and squeeze growing renewable energy markets as trio of loyalists and fossil fuel advocates are likely to be confirmed to lead the DOE,

Full Senate floor votes for the three nominees have not been scheduled, but they will likely take place within a week to 10 days.

Republicans can’t lose more than three votes if all Democrats are opposed.

RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel faced criticism from U.S. senators as their confirmation hearings continued on Thursday.