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David Bernhardt was an oil lobbyist until Donald Trump appointed him to a position at the Department of the Interior, which he is now nominated to lead.
After Bernhardt's appointment, his lobbying firm saw a huge spike in revenue from its division which lobbies Interior. 1/
After Bernhardt's appointment, his lobbying firm saw a huge spike in revenue from its division which lobbies Interior. 1/
David Bernhardt's revolving door problem gets worse.
It was just revealed that Bernhardt continued lobbying for up to 6 months AFTER he had "filed legal notice with the federal government formally ending his status as lobbyist" in late 2016. 2/
It was just revealed that Bernhardt continued lobbying for up to 6 months AFTER he had "filed legal notice with the federal government formally ending his status as lobbyist" in late 2016. 2/
Bernhardt also personally helped bury a scientific report developed for years at the Department of the Interior which showed the harmful effects of pesticides on endangered species.
DOI is supposed promote sound science and protect imperiled species. 3/
DOI is supposed promote sound science and protect imperiled species. 3/
The Senate Energy Committee just voted to advance David Bernhardt’s nomination to run @Interior – despite mountains of evidence that he’s more interested in working for swamp monsters like his ex-clients than protecting public lands. vice.com/en_us/article/…
I’ve already called for an investigation into David Bernhardt’s actions at @Interior. As Acting Secretary, he worked to weaken important water and wildlife protections – that benefited his old lobbying clients. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
That’s not all. A lawsuit alleges that Bernhardt’s ex oil and gas clients “began receiving sudden and dramatic windfalls only months since his swearing-in” as Deputy at @Interior. This is what happens when we let lobbyists waltz through the revolving door. latimes.com/business/hiltz…
(1) So why did we bring these swamp creatures to David Bernhardt's confirmation hearing for Interior Secretary this morning? Well... Bernhardt is a former oil and gas lobbyist who previously worked to help corporate polluters get their hands on public lands.
(2) Now he's about to become head of the Interior Department — which would put him in charge of the very same public lands and waters that he worked to get access to as an oil & gas lobbyist. 
(3) Trump campaigned hard on the idea of “draining the swamp”. As we know, he's done the exact opposite — and Bernhardt might be the most blatant example of that. bit.ly/2TFZPKf
