The Senate Thursday evening advanced President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Energy to a final confirmation vote.The vote was 62-35. Chris Wright, the CEO and founder of Liberty Energy Inc., an energy industry service provider based in Colorado, was tapped by the 47th president to head the Department of Energy under his administration.The Trump nominee has received bipartisan support for his nomination, being introduced by a Democrat, Sen. John Hickenlooper of Colorado, during his confirmation hearing with the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee this month.The Senate held a late-night cloture vote for Wright, to end discussion over his nomination. FIRST ON FOX: TRUMP CABINET NOMINEE LEOFFLER PLEDGES TO DONATE SALARY TO CHARITY IF CONFIRMEDThe cloture vote passed with bipartisan support, meaning Wright will advance to a final Senate vote, likely to take place on Friday.Wright, during his confirmation hearing, said he had identified three “immediate tasks” where he would focus his attention: unleashing American energy, leading the world in innovation and technology breakthroughs and increasing production in America.
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