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Senate panel advances Haaland s nomination for interior secretary Grace Segers © / Getty Images Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee Examines Nomination Of Debra Haaland For Interior Secretary Washington The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advanced Congresswoman Deb Haaland s nomination to be Interior Secretary by a vote of 11 to 9 on Thursday, bringing her one step closer to confirmation by the full Senate.  Senator Lisa Murkowski was the sole Republican to vote to advance Haaland s nomination, and said that she would vote to confirm Haaland on the Senate floor. If confirmed, Haaland would be the first Native American to lead the Interior Department, which oversees 500 million acres of federal lands, roughly one-fifth of the U.S., including 62 national parks. Her nomination has also received support from Republican Senator Susan Collins and Energy Committee Chair Joe Manchin, a moderate Democrat, all but guaranteeing her confirmati

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