Budget & Policy

Senate Confirms Turk to be DOE DepSec, 98-2

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The Senate confirmed David Turk to be deputy secretary of energy on Tuesday, voting 98-2 to install the former Obama official and Biden staffer as the Department of Energy’s No. 2. 
Only Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) voted no. Turk had not…

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