OAN Staff Abril Elfi
5:35 PM – Monday, February 3, 2025
The Senate has confirmed Chris Wright, the CEO of Liberty Energy, to lead the Energy Department.
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On Monday, Wright was confirmed following a 59-38 vote — 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 Luján (D-N.M.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) as well as Independent Senator Angus King (I-Maine) voted with Republicans to confirm him.
“He’s a scientist who has invested his life around…