Energy and Environment

McConnell: Perry ‘outstanding’ for energy secretary

By Susan Ferrechio

Published December 14, 2016 4:46pm ET

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McConnell: Perry ‘outstanding’ for energy secretary — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he plans to work with Rick Perry, the president-elect's pick to head Energy Department, on reviving Kentucky's Paducah energy site as well as technology related to coal production. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner) | Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday called former Gov. Rick Perry an “outstanding” choice to serve as Energy Secretary in the Trump administration.

Perry, who served as Texas governor from 2000-2015 and ran twice for president, will help increase jobs through the energy sector, McConnell said in a statement.

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