Senate panel approves Trump energy nominees Dan Brouillette and James Danly

Published November 19, 2019 10:45am ET



The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved two of President Trump’s important energy nominees with bipartisan votes Tuesday.

The committee voted 16-4 for Dan Brouillette to replace Rick Perry as secretary of the Energy Department, with five Democrats crossing over to join Republicans in approving him. It approved James Danly as a Republican commissioner on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by a narrower 12-8 vote, with Joe Manchin, the ranking member, the only Democrat voting in support.

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