Washington PostRick Perry expresses 'regret' for pledging to abolish Energy DepartmentWashington PostRick Perry, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to run the Energy Department, expressed contrition for campaigning in 2012 on the promise of doing away with the agency at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ...A Rick Perry Reversal on Gutting the Energy DepartmentNew York TimesTrump's Energy Secretary nominee Rick Perry says he regrets call to eliminate agencyChicago TribunePerry regrets saying he would abolish Energy DepartmentThe HillPolitico -U.S.