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    Energy Secretary Rick Perry To Resign

    As the country's 14th secretary of energy, Perry leads an agency he once vowed to eliminate. He has emerged as a central figure in the impeachment inquiry of Trump.
    by Jeff Brady Oct 17, 2019 2 minutes
    Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry takes a seat before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on his nomination to be energy secretary on Jan. 19, 2017.

    Updated at 6:30 p.m. ET

    Secretary of Energy Rick Perry plans to leave his position at the end of the year, President Trump confirmed to reporters Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. Trump praised Perry and said he already has a replacement in mind.

    "Rick has done a fantastic job," Trump said. "But it was time."

    Trump said that Perry's resignation didn't come as a surprise and that he

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