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Governor Rick Perry, DOE nominee, is grilled in Washington

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry took questions today on Capitol Hill over his confirmation as head of an agency he infamously couldn't remember the name of. It's also the agency he vowed to eliminate.

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KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Jan 19, 2017 • 1 min read

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry took questions today on Capitol Hill over his confirmation as head of an agency he infamously couldn't remember the name of. It's also the agency he vowed to eliminate. The former Texas governor said he no longer believes the Department of Energy should be abolished, but his record of questioning global climate change and supporting fracking gave Senators plenty to dig into this morning. Catherine Traywick, energy and oil reporter for Bloomberg News, has more.

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    Barbara Bogaev

    radio journalist

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    Jenny Hamel

    KCRW

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    Elizabeth Segal

    freelance journalist

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    Evan George

    Director of Content, News

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    Catherine Traywick

    Bloomberg News

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