WASHINGTONA look at Rick Perry, President Trump's Energy secretaryPerry speaks during the daily briefing at the White House on June 27, 2017.Susan Walsh, APPerry shakes hands with members of his staff following his swearing-in ceremony on March 2, 2017, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. He was confirmed by the Senate as Energy secretary earlier that day.Andrew Harnik, APPerry arrives for the presidential inaugural parade in front of the White House on Jan. 20, 2017.Nicholas Kamm, AFP/Getty ImagesPerry is sworn in for his confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Jan. 19, 2017.Jack Gruber, USA TODAYPerry appears before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Jan. 19, 2017, for his confirmation hearing to be Energy secretary.Jack Gruber, USA TODAYPerry meets with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Capitol Hill on Jan. 4, 2017.Michael Reynolds, European Pressphoto AgencyPerry walks through the lobby on his way out of Trump Tower on Dec. 12, 2016, in New York.Drew Angerer, Getty ImagesPerry poses for photos during the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on July 21, 2016.Jack Gruber, USA TODAYFox News Channel's Sean Hannity interviews Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina and Perry at Arizona Christian University in Phoenix on March 18, 2016.Rob Schumacher/The RepublicPerry speaks during the Eagle Council XLIV, sponsored by the Eagle Forum, at the Marriott St. Louis Airport in St. Louis on Sept. 11, 2015. During his speech Perry ended his second bid for the Republican presidential nomination.Robert Cohen, APPerry speaks at the Defending the American Dream summit hosted by Americans for Prosperity at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 22, 2015.Paul Vernon, APPerry speaks during a visit to the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 19, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa.Paul Sancya, APPerry speaks at the Yale Club on July 29, 2015, in New York City.Spencer Platt, Getty ImagesPerry participates in Fourth of July parade festivities in Amherst, N.H.Cheryl Senter, APPerry speaks during a cookout and rally at Nashua Community College in Nashua, N.H., on June 7, 2015.Cheryl Senter, APPerry speaks to supporters during the launch of his presidential campaign in Addison, Texas, on June 4, 2015.Tim Sharp, APPerry greets voters at Pizza Ranch in Sioux Center, Iowa, on May 18, 2015.Nati Harnik, APPerry greets Lucy Wyman and her dog, Dulce, outside of Fuller's Sugarhouse in Lancaster, N.H., on March 13, 2015.Paul Hayes, APPerry answers questions during a Dec. 9, 2014, interview at the historic governor's mansion in Austin.Eric Gay, APPerry poses with Texas A&M mascot Reveille VIII before a football game against LSU on Nov. 27, 2014, in College Station, Texas.David J. Phillip, APPerry observes a training session with the 36th Engineer Brigade as they practice putting on and wearing protective clothing and gloves on Oct. 9, 2014, at Fort Hood, Texas. The brigade was set to deploy to Liberia to help fight the Ebola outbreak.Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News, Via APPerry campaigns for Republican Thom Tillis on Oct. 25, 2014, at the Conservative Rally in Smithfield, N.C.Win McNamee, Getty ImagesPerry speaks during a ceremony for the Timothy Cole memorial in Lubbock, Texas, on Sept. 17, 2014.Zach Long, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Via APRepublican pf Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to become Secretary of Energy. He faces a confirmation hearing in the Senate on Thursday.L.M. Otero, APORG XMIT: NENH10 Texas Gov. Rick Perry takes a hamburger that contains the beef product known as pink slime or lean finely textured beef, Thursday, March 29, 2012, following a news conference in South Sioux City, Neb. The governors of Iowa, Texas and Kansas and lieutenant governors of Nebraska and South Dakota toured the Beef Products Inc. plant to show their support for the company and the several thousand jobs it creates in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota and Texas. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)Nati Harnik, APPerry eats a fruit cup as he campaigns at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Prayer Breakfast in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Jan. 15, 2012.Charles Dharapak, APPerry meets diners during a campaign stop at the Lizard's Thicket restaurant on Jan. 12, 2012, in Blythewood, S.C.Matt Rourke, APPerry shakes hands with Leroy Claussen on Dec. 20, 2011, in De Witt, Iowa. Standing at left is Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal.Nick Oza, The Arizona RepublicMitt Romney, left, and Perry talk during an Oct. 18, 2011, Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas.Chris Carlson, APPerry speaks at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Aug. 15, 2011.Charles Dharapak, APPerry embraces his wife, Anita, at the Victory Texas and Republican Party of Texas election night watch party at the Texas Disposal Systems Exotic Game Ranch on Nov. 2, 2010, in Buda, Texas. Perry was elected to his third term, defeating Democratic challenger Bill White.Ben Sklar, Getty ImagesPerry fires a six shooter filled with blanks as NASCAR driver Colin Braun looks on at an April 15, 2010, event in downtown Fort Worth.Rodger Mallison, APPerry is embraced by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst after delivering his State of the State speech on Jan. 26, 2005, in Austin, Texas.Harry Cabluck, APPerry talks with Karen Orozco at an emergency shelter for victims of Hurricane Claudette on July 17, 2003, in Port Lavaca, Texas.ERIC GAY, Associated PressGeorge W. Bush, then the governor of Texas, signs the Children's Health Insurance Program bill as then-lieutenant governor Perry and then-state senator Mike Moncrief, right, watch on May 27, 1999, in Austin.Thomas Terry, APRick Perry, then the Republican candidate for Texas agriculture commissioner, talks with reporters on Oct. 19, 1990, during a campaign stop in Waco, Texas. Perry traveled across the state in a vintage World War II B-25 bomber.Rod Aydelotte, Waco Tribune-Herald, Via AP