Two senators put hold on Biden's pick Haaland to head Interior Department

[Donkees]

MARCH 9, 2021
By Reuters Staff

Excerpt:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senators Steve Daines and Cynthia Lummis on Tuesday put holds on President Joe Biden’s nomination of Representative Deb Haaland to be secretary of the U.S. Interior Department, saying they want more debate on her positions on oil and gas development.

Despite the holds, Haaland is expected to be confirmed by the Senate as at least two Republicans, Senators Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins, support her nomination. If approved, Haaland would become the first Native American to lead a cabinet agency.

But the holds open up debate on her nomination, which could delay the approval.

Republicans have pressed her on statements that were critical of fossil fuels.

At her Senate hearings, Haaland said it would be Biden’s agenda, including a pause on new drilling leases on federal lands, that she would pursue if confirmed, not her own.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-haaland-senate/two-senators-put-hold-on-bidens-nomination-deb-haaland-to-head-u-s-interior-department-idUSKBN2B11UG

[JohnSJ]

1. Headline should say "two racist senators put hold on Haaland nomination"

[CurtEastPoint]

2. two senators bought and paid for by fossil fuels. SOBs

[Kaleva]

3. A delay tactic. Will not prevent the inevitable confirmation.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

4. The Radical Republican Reich, formerly the Republican Party, is delaying everything they can.