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March 28, 2024

Rick Perry ‘accidentally told the truth’ about dumping nuclear waste in Nevada, roiling Senate race

Rick Perry

Susan Montoya Bryan / AP

U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry answers questions during a media availability following a tour of Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018.

President Donald Trump's energy secretary, Rick Perry, admitted on Friday the administration still supports building the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository outside of Las Vegas.

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