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Haaland confirmation vote for Interior on tap despite GOP opposition

Georgia Recorder Haaland confirmation vote for Interior on tap despite GOP opposition The Senate is expected to vote within days on the confirmation of U.S. Rep. Debra A. Haaland to lead the Interior Department,, which manages conservation of natural treasures like the Okefenokee Swamp Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Frank Kehren, courtesy of Creative Commons. The Senate is expected to vote within days on the confirmation of U.S. Rep. Debra A. Haaland to lead the Interior Department, despite procedural barriers Republicans from Montana and Wyoming announced Tuesday. Republican Sens. Steve Daines of Montana and Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming placed holds on Haaland’s nomination, meaning the chamber now must take an additional procedural vote before advancing to a final vote on her confirmation.

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Confirmation vote for for first Native American Interior secretary on tap despite GOP opposition

Photo by Joshua Roberts | Getty Images The Senate is expected to vote within days on the confirmation of U.S. Rep. Debra A. Haaland to lead the Interior Department, despite procedural barriers Republicans from Montana and Wyoming announced Tuesday. Republican Sens. Steve Daines of Montana and Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming placed holds on Haaland’s nomination, meaning the chamber now must take an additional procedural vote before advancing to a final vote on her confirmation. But Lummis and Daines’ moves will likely not hurt Haaland’s chances of eventually being confirmed as Interior secretary. Senate moderates seen as potential swing votes including Republicans Lisa Murkowksi of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine and West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin III have pledged their support.

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Haaland confirmation vote for Interior on tap, despite GOP opposition ⋆ Michigan Advance

Haaland confirmation vote for Interior on tap, despite GOP opposition ⋆ Michigan Advance
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Confirmation vote for for first Native American Interior secretary on tap despite GOP opposition

Confirmation vote for for first Native American Interior secretary on tap despite GOP opposition
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Millions of birds will die : Last-minute Trump rule aids polluting industries

Image: NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources “North Carolina’s Must-See Bird Migration” webpage In July 2011, a pipeline owned by ExxonMobil burst near Laurel, Mont., dumping 42,000 gallons of crude oil into the nearby Yellowstone River. As federal officials reported the damage for weeks afterward, they found American white pelicans, owls and other bird species covered in oil, injured or dead. ExxonMobil agreed to pay $12 million to Montana and the federal government in response. Under a rule President Donald Trump’s administration finalized last week, one of the legal tools to penalize companies like Exxon whose actions lead to accidental deaths of migratory birds would be unavailable to regulators and prosecutors.

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