Senate confirms Rick Perry as energy secretary
The former 'Dancing with the Stars' contestant turned out to be far less controversial than other Trump Cabinet picks that Democrats have resisted.
By Darius Dixon
03/02/17 02:16 PM EST
The Senate on Thursday confirmed former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to be President Donald Trump's Energy secretary, elevating a non-scientist to oversee nuclear weapons programs, national laboratories and energy research and development at an agency he once wanted to eliminate.
Perry won support from every Republican and 10 Democrats, including Debbie Stabenow (Mich.), Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.), as well as Sen. Angus King (I-Maine). The final vote to confirm him was 62-37.
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