The delegation accompanying Ms. Haaland included Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Rep. Joe Neguse, all Democrats.
Ms. Haaland said that whether the BLM headquarters would remain in Grand Junction was an “open question, but needs to be known soon,” according to Colorado Newsline.
At the same time, she said the move had been “enormously challenging” for BLM employees, as reported by the Grand Junction Sentinel, but that she would “remain open to the idea that Grand Junction can and will play a significant role in BLM’s future.”
“It was an eye-opening experience and reinforced my conviction that we need to put the BLM employees first and do what is right for them,” Ms. Haaland said. “We need to provide a path forward for clarity and to avoid having employees face renewed uncertainty under future administrations. We owe it to the people of Grand Junction as well.”