Manchin facing pushback over Interior nominee second hearing
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is getting pushback from a fellow Democratic senator for
his decision to grant Republicans a second chance to ask tough questions to a key Interior Department nominee. Sen. John Barrasso (Wyo.), the panel’s top Republican, asked Manchin for another nomination hearing.
Laura Daniel-Davis, President Biden’s pick to be assistant Interior secretary for land and minerals management, is set for a second round of questioning from the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, which is chaired by Manchin, even though
she already had a confirmation hearing in September and the committee has already voted on her nomination.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), who previously chaired the panel, blasted the second hearing without naming Manchin in a statement to The Hill.
“Senator Wyden believes the first time Laura Daniel-Davis testified at length on her nomination before the Committee was sufficient,” a Wyden spokesperson said.
“This second hearing is nothing more than an opportunity for Republicans to badger, bully and harass a well-qualified nominee for a job that needs to be filled.”
Manchin has made no public statements about why the second hearing was scheduled. The hearing was added to the committee website’s schedule without further explanation. A spokesperson for Manchin did not respond to The Hill’s requests for comment.
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/592590-manchin-facing-pushback-over-interior-nominee-second-hearing
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When Moscow Mitch sends a lackey to tell him to jump, he just asks "how high?".
