WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Dan Brouillette, a former top lobbyist for Ford Motor Co who believes fossil fuels will power a large part of world energy needs for many decades, as President Donald Trump’s second energy secretary. The Republican-controlled Senate confirmed Brouillette 70-15. Perry has said he did nothing wrong and his role in Ukraine centered on natural gas and coal. Brouillette, 57, faced questions at his confirmation hearing last month from Democratic Senator Ron Wyden about his own involvement with Ukraine. Before being a Louisiana state energy regulator, Brouillette was an assistant secretary for congressional and intergovernmental affairs at the Energy Department under former President George W. Bush.

Source: National Post December 02, 2019 23:15 UTC