DENVER—The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a vote on the nomination of Laura Daniel-Davis to be the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management this morning—over a year since Daniel-Davis was nominated for the position. The vote was split 10-10, which will allow Daniel-Davis’ nomination to move on to the full Senate.
Jennifer Rokala, executive director at the Center for Western Priorities, said:
“I want to thank Senator Manchin for bringing Laura Daniel-Davis’ nomination up for a vote. It’s crucial that President Biden has the staff in place to manage our public lands and implement critical reforms to the broken oil and gas leasing system, and it was wrong to use Daniel-Davis’ nomination as a political football. I look forward to the Senate confirming her so the Interior Department can get to work.”
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For more information, visit westernpriorities.org. To speak with an expert on public lands, contact Aaron Weiss at 720-279-0019 or aaron@westernpriorities.org.