The U.S. Senate on March 2 voted to confirm President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Department of Energy, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who has promised to renew America’s nuclear weapons arsenal.Perry’s rise to America’s top energy official came against opposition from Democrats worried about his ties to oil companies, his doubts about the science of climate change, and the fact that he once called for the department’s total elimination—a comment he has since said he regrets.The Senate voted 62 to 37 in support of Perry.Perry, 66, was governor of Texas from 2000 to 2015, making him the longest-serving governor of the oil-producing state in its history.
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