Trump Announces His Secretary of the Interior Nominee
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February 4, 2019
Whoever Told Chuck And Nancy This Was A Good Idea Needs To Be Fired (Or Given An Award)
February 4, 2019President Trump has officially nominated David Bernhardt as Secretary of the Interior Department.
Bernhardt currently serves as Acting Secretary after Ryan Zinke stepped down earlier this year.
I am pleased to announce that David Bernhardt, Acting Secretary of the Interior, will be nominated as Secretary of the Interior. David has done a fantastic job from the day he arrived, and we look forward to having his nomination officially confirmed!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2019
According to Daily Caller:
Bernhardt, the current acting Interior secretary, enjoyed support from conservative groups and Interior political staffers. Bernhardt will have to be confirmed by the Senate before he can officially take over.
Should he be confirmed, Bernhardt would take over Interior as it goes through a major restructuring and rewrites Obama administration offshore leasing and land management plans that drastically curtailed drilling, grazing, and logging.
Bernhardt would also oversee the opening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s (ANWR) coastal plain to oil and gas exploration. It was a win for Alaskans who favor drilling, but progress on finalizing leasing plans could be delayed because of the government shutdown.
These plans will CLEARLY not make him any friends on the left.
We’ll see how this goes.
