DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has made a surprise visit to the World Government Summit in Dubai. Perry took the stage Sunday to announce a robotics competition would be held later this year in the United Arab Emirates.Perry is a former Texas governor who twice launched unsuccessful presidential campaigns. The annual World Government Summit in Dubai draws leaders from across the globe. International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri are both expected to later address the summit. … [Read more...] about U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry Surprises at Dubai World Government Summit
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Energy Secretary Rick Perry Named Designated Survivor
Energy Secretary Rick Perry has been named the “designated survivor” for Tuesday night’s State of the Union address. Perry, who used to serve as the governor of Texas, became the head of the Department of Energy in March 2017.Perry will not attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address at the Capitol and will remain at a secure, undisclosed location throughout the address. The president picks one Cabinet member each year to be the “designated survivor” during the State of the Union address in case a disaster or attack incapacitates the top government officials gathered at the Capitol. In 2018, Trump selected Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue as the designated survivor for the 2018 State of the Union address. The pool of eligible Cabinet officials to take on the role of designated survivor narrowed this year, due to the number of vacancies in Trump’s cabinet. Only U.S. citizens and Cabinet members confirmed by the Senate can serve … [Read more...] about Energy Secretary Rick Perry Named Designated Survivor
Secretary of Energy Rick Perry is the designated survivor for this year’s State of the Union address
Grace Panetta, provided by Published 5:56 pm PST, Tuesday, February 5, 2019 Kevin Dietsch-Pool/Getty Images Secretary of Energy Rick Perry is the designated survivor to stay behind during tonight's State of the Union address. In the event of disaster, an official confirmed by the US Senate will be in a secure location and ready to take over the reins of government. Follow along with all of INSIDER’s coverage of the State of the Union here. Rick Perry, the Trump administration's energy secretary, is the designated survivor on Tuesday during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address. On the evening of every State of the Union address since the 1960s, one cabinet-level White House official has been selected as a the "designated survivor" to spend the evening in a secure location with a security detail and the nuclear codes. The State of the Union is typically attended by the President, Vice President, members from both chambers of Congress, several … [Read more...] about Secretary of Energy Rick Perry is the designated survivor for this year’s State of the Union address
Rick Perry’s coal rescue runs aground at White House
One of the Trump administration’s major efforts to prop up ailing coal companies has run aground in the White House, a setback to an industry that had hoped for a major resurgence after Donald Trump won the presidency. Energy Secretary Rick Perry has spent more than a year pushing various plans that would invoke national security to force power companies to keep their economically struggling coal plants running — a goal in line with Trump’s frequent pledges to revive what he calls “beautiful, clean coal.”Story Continued Below But the White House has shelved the plan amid opposition from the president’s own advisers on the National Security Council and National Economic Council, according to four people with knowledge of the discussions. It is unclear whether Trump himself has decided against following Perry’s proposal. Even if he has, the sources warned that Trump frequently changes his mind, and the idea could re-emerge in advance of the … [Read more...] about Rick Perry’s coal rescue runs aground at White House
The new swamp: Lobbyist tied to Rick Perry seeks bailout for energy firm
At a West Virginia rally on tax cuts, President Donald Trump veered off on a subject that likely puzzled most of his audience. "Nine of your people just came up to me outside. 'Could you talk about 202?'" he said. "We'll be looking at that 202. You know what a 202 is? We're trying." One person who undoubtedly knew what Mr. Trump was talking about last month was Jeff Miller, an energy lobbyist with whom the president had dined the night before. Miller had been hired by FirstEnergy Solutions, a bankrupt power company that relies on coal and nuclear energy to produce electricity. His assignment: push the Trump administration to use a so-called 202 order — named for a provision of the Federal Power Act — to secure a bailout worth billions of dollars. Although Mr. Trump didn't agree to the plan — he still hasn't — for Miller, a president's public declaration of interest amounted to a job well done. How a single lobbyist helped carry a long-shot idea from obscurity to … [Read more...] about The new swamp: Lobbyist tied to Rick Perry seeks bailout for energy firm