Posted on Dec 12, 2016
Donald Trump chooses Rick Perry to be energy secretary
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Wait... isn't that the department he wanted to get rid of where he forgot its name? ... Oh the irony of it all and sometimes a little cruel lol... In all seriousness I wish him luck and the best
Donald Trump chooses Rick Perry to be energy secretary
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State of TexasU.S. Department of Energy
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Donald Trump State of TexasU.S. Department of Energy Office of the President (POTUS) Government
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You have to believe that both Trump and Perry were fully aware of the irony when they had their discussions on this appointment. Too funny and I'll bet they laughed at it. I think Perry is a good pick for the job. The real question, though, is what Trump's vision is for the DOE ... and whether Perry is simply a caretaker appointee until the DOE can be shut down, rolled back, or rolled into another department.
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MAJ (Join to see)
Difficult to role up Nuclear warheads into another agency, there is a reason they are kept separate from DOD.
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MAJ (Join to see) - This. I think a lot people think that the DoE is just about regulating power lines and utility companies, but there is a whole lot more that goes into it. The DoE is responsible for the nation's nuclear weapons program, nuclear reactor production for the United States Navy, and radioactive waste disposal among other things. The latter is specifically important when it comes to Perry since he has taken donor money from companies that specialize in nuclear waste disposal and he privatized the state-controlled nuclear waste program for his friend and donor. Huge conflict of interest, in my opinion.
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/15/140506401/perry-donors-radioactive-waste-site-deal-scrutinized
http://www.npr.org/2011/09/15/140506401/perry-donors-radioactive-waste-site-deal-scrutinized
Perry Donor's Radioactive Waste Site Deal Scrutinized
In his career as governor of Texas, Rick Perry has raised about half his campaign cash from just 204 big donors. One of them, Harold Simmons, has given Perry roughly $3 million of support. And in recent years, Simmons' company has gotten a license to operate a radioactive waste site, despite environmental concerns.
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SGT (Join to see) LOL....I like Rick Perry. He was the governor of my state of Texas for a long time and he really did a HELL of a lot of GOOD for our state.
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SGT (Join to see)
I always pegged him as a decent guy.. don't always agree with him, but still a good guy... reminds me of GWB in that respect
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