The Senate has confirmed Chris Wright, the CEO of Liberty Energy, to lead the Energy Department.Â

OAN Staff Abril Elfi
The Senate has confirmed Chris Wright, the CEO of Liberty Energy, to lead the Energy Department.
On Monday, Wright was confirmed following a 59-38 vote â making him the new energy secretary.
Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Ben Ray LujĂĄn (D-N.M.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) as well as Independent Senator Angus King (I-Maine) voted with Republicans to confirm him.
âHeâs a scientist who has invested his life around energy. He is indeed an unrestrained enthusiast for fossil fuels in almost every regard, but he studied nuclear,â Hickenlooper said during Wrightâs confirmation hearing. âHis first years of working were in solar. He has experience in wind.â
Wright is set to run a department that oversees energy research and loans, as well as the nationâs nuclear weapons arsenal.
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