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    Department of Energy. The main role is to handle the radioactive materials that the government creates and uses

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      Also one of the three departments Rick Perry (R-Texas) couldn’t remember that he wanted to eliminate.

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        “See? If there is no government agency handlin’ radioactive waste, that problem goes away!”

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          He did change his tune after he became Secretary of Energy.

          Also, May 15, 2023 — Former Energy Secretary Rick Perry would not support former President Donald Trump in his reelection campaign when asked on Sunday,

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            Something like rats and sinking ships come to mind. Now that Trump shows his true fashist colors, some REPs don’t want to end up as Trumps Himmler or Göring…