Rick Perry and Ryan Zinke team up to deliver wildly hypocritical speech at CPAC

The following article by Mark Hand was posted on the ThinkProgress website February 23, 2018:

Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Speak at the CPAC 2018 Conference in Maryland on 2/23/18. Credit: Screenshot/Webcas

Calling himself a “foot soldier in the army” of the conservative moment, Energy Secretary Rick Perry on Friday hailed President Trump’s war on government rules. This is despite the Department of Energy waging a months-long campaign in 2017 to allow the government, not free markets, decide what types of fuel sources should be used to generate electricity.

Perry, speaking at the annual CPAC convention in National Harbor, Maryland, told the audience that regulatory restraint is “how you change this country forever.” Continue reading “Rick Perry and Ryan Zinke team up to deliver wildly hypocritical speech at CPAC”