President Donald Trump's pick to succeed Rick Perry as energy secretary won easy Senate confirmation Monday, despite a Democratic senator's objections that the nominee hadn't fully answered questions related to the Trump impeachment investigation. Several other Democrats joined Republicans in approving Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette's promotion, 70-15. Confirmation of Brouillette, who'd been responsible for day-to-day operations at the Energy Department for two years under Perry, came a day after Perry's resignation became effective. Brouillette, a veteran in state and federal energy regulatory matters, easily won bipartisan support since Trump nominated him Nov. 7. He told a Senate committee hearing last month he knew nothing about any of the Ukraine conversations under scrutiny.

Source: Fox News December 03, 2019 01:07 UTC