After several hours of debate, the Senate approved the new US Secretary of energy
The upper house of the U.S. Congress adopted on Thursday a former Governor of Texas Rick Perry at the head of the Ministry of energy of the USA.
About it reports UKRINFORM.
Perry was supported by 62 senators, voted against the 37 lawmakers with the required minimum support of 51 votes. The voting process was preceded by several hours of debate in the upper house of Congress.
Five years ago, when Perry ran for President from the Republicans, he stated that he would cancel the energy Ministry as a separate Ministry.
At the same time, after President trump has put forward his candidacy for the post of head of this Department, Perry said that it has revised its importance.
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We will remind that earlier the U.S. Senate voted for the appointment of billionaire Vlora Ross Minister of Commerce.
The candidature of 79-year-old investor was supported by 72 senators and opposed by 27 legislators. The “for” vote of 19 representatives of the Democratic party. Ross specializiruetsya by reselling bankrupt companies. He was CEO of W. L. Ross & Co., which consolidate the steel assets and in 2002 created the company International Steell Group.