The #DebForInterior hearing is moving pretty quickly. After just 30 minutes, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is already on the questions and answers portion.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), chairman of committee, is first in line for questions.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), chairman of committee, is first in line for questions.
"My mom was a federal employee for 25 years," Deb Haaland notes at #DebForInterior hearing.
Her Pueblo mother, Mary Toya, worked for Bureau of Indian Education, one of agencies at Department of the Interior. @BureauIndianEdu @USInterior
Mary is watching hearing from #NewMexico.
Her Pueblo mother, Mary Toya, worked for Bureau of Indian Education, one of agencies at Department of the Interior. @BureauIndianEdu @USInterior
Mary is watching hearing from #NewMexico.
"I'm very familiar with abandoned mines. We have a lot of them in New Mexico, including some on Navajo Nation," Deb Haaland says.
Promises to work with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) on securing resources for mine cleanup, a big issue in #WestVirginia. #DebForInterior
Promises to work with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) on securing resources for mine cleanup, a big issue in #WestVirginia. #DebForInterior
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), ranking Republican on Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is now asking questions at #DebForInterior hearing.
He focused on energy development in initial line of questions.
He also asked Deb Haaland about a tweet she posted.
He focused on energy development in initial line of questions.
He also asked Deb Haaland about a tweet she posted.
"I don't believe that it is a permanent ban," Deb Haaland tells Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyoming) when asked about President Joe Biden's temporary pause on new oil and gas leases on public lands and waters. #DebForInterior
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Washington), former chair of Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, now asking questions at #DebForInterior hearing.
She notes Deb Haaland led passage of several Indian Country bills in House of Representatives, including long-waited law for Spokane Tribe.
She notes Deb Haaland led passage of several Indian Country bills in House of Representatives, including long-waited law for Spokane Tribe.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources, is now asking questions at #DebForInterior hearing.
Utah is home to Bears Ears National Monument, which Donald Trump dramatically downsized, going against tribes who fought for creation of monument to protect sacred & ancestral lands.
President Joe Biden has ordered @Interior to take second look at boundaries. #DebForInterior
President Joe Biden has ordered @Interior to take second look at boundaries. #DebForInterior
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) brings up Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in questions at #DebForInterior hearing.
Lee insists that both monuments are larger than needed.
Lee insists that both monuments are larger than needed.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is now asking questions at #DebForInterior hearing.
Opens with question about "threats" posed by climate change.
Deb Haaland agrees addressing climate change is major issue @Interior.
Opens with question about "threats" posed by climate change.
Deb Haaland agrees addressing climate change is major issue @Interior.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, discusses historic mistreatment of American Indians and Alaska Natives at #DebForInterior hearing.
Asks Deb Haaland how @Interior and @USIndianAffairs can "improve life" in Indian Country.
Asks Deb Haaland how @Interior and @USIndianAffairs can "improve life" in Indian Country.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, asks about Indian Health Service at #DebForInterior hearing.
Deb Haaland notes that she has used @IHSgov in past.
Note: IHS is run by @HHSGov, not @Interior
Deb Haaland notes that she has used @IHSgov in past.
Note: IHS is run by @HHSGov, not @Interior
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, asks about #OakFlat, sacred Apache site in #Arizona being threatened by copper mine advanced by Trump administration.
Deb Haaland notes that mine being handled by @USDA and @forestservice.
Deb Haaland notes that mine being handled by @USDA and @forestservice.
Sen. Steve Daines (R-Montana), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, now asking questions at #DebForInterior hearing.
Opens with endangered species question -- specifically grizzly bears in #Montana.
Note: Tribes in Montana SUPPORT protections for grizzlies.
Opens with endangered species question -- specifically grizzly bears in #Montana.
Note: Tribes in Montana SUPPORT protections for grizzlies.
Sen. Steve Daines (R-Montana), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, now focusing on energy pipelines at #DebForInterior hearing.
Note: tribes in Montana opposed Keystone XL Pipeline, which President Joe Biden canceled on day one.
Note: tribes in Montana opposed Keystone XL Pipeline, which President Joe Biden canceled on day one.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, now asking questions at #DebForInterior hearing.
Wyden points out that Deb Haaland built "bipartisan coalitions" as member of US House of Representatives.
Wyden points out that Deb Haaland built "bipartisan coalitions" as member of US House of Representatives.
"I was the highest rated freshman for bipartisanship in the 116th Congress," Deb Haaland says at #DebForInterior hearing.
Haaland thanks Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) for his help in getting slew of Indian Country bills passed.
Young introduced Haaland earlier in hearing.
Haaland thanks Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) for his help in getting slew of Indian Country bills passed.
Young introduced Haaland earlier in hearing.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, now asking questions at #DebForInterior hearing.
Murkowski, vice chair of Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, delivered response to State of Indian Nations #SOIN on Monday. #SOIN2021
Murkowski, vice chair of Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, delivered response to State of Indian Nations #SOIN on Monday. #SOIN2021
"I know that President Biden doesn't want to cripple any state," Deb Haaland tells Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) when asked about executive orders affecting energy development in #Alaska.
Haaland vows to work with Murkowski on energy issues. #DebForInterior
Haaland vows to work with Murkowski on energy issues. #DebForInterior
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, now speaking at #DebForInterior hearing.
"We have not lost thousands of jobs in New Mexico," Heinrich says in response to claims raised by Republicans earlier in hearing.
"We have not lost thousands of jobs in New Mexico," Heinrich says in response to claims raised by Republicans earlier in hearing.
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, asks about school construction at Bureau of Indian Education, one of many agencies @Interior.
Notes that 78 @BureauIndianEdu schools are listed in "poor" condition. #DebForInterior
Notes that 78 @BureauIndianEdu schools are listed in "poor" condition. #DebForInterior
"Our children deserves to have opportunities to learn in the best way,” says Deb Haaland, noting she went to Bureau of Indian Education school at Laguna Pueblo in #NewMexico.
The @BureauIndianEdu school at Laguna is among those waiting for critical improvements. #DebForInterior
The @BureauIndianEdu school at Laguna is among those waiting for critical improvements. #DebForInterior
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, brings up STOP Act, bill he introduced to make it illegal to export tribal property to other nations.
Deb Haaland notes need to protect tribal cultural patrimony.
#DebForInterior
Deb Haaland notes need to protect tribal cultural patrimony.
#DebForInterior
Sen. James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), new GOP member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, now asking questions about #DebForInterior hearing.
Asks about energy development on Osage Nation in #Oklahoma.
Asks Deb Haaland about standards for development in Indian Country.
Asks about energy development on Osage Nation in #Oklahoma.
Asks Deb Haaland about standards for development in Indian Country.
“Tribes should continue to move forward with their operations," said Deb Haaland, noting that President Joe Biden's pause on new energy leases does not apply to Indian Country. #DebForInterior
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, now asking questions about #DebForInterior hearing.
Open by asking Deb Haaland some standard questions about sexual harassment.
Open by asking Deb Haaland some standard questions about sexual harassment.
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, brings up Native Hawaiians in #Hawaii.
Hirono believes Deb Haaland, as a Native person, will bring important perspective to addressing Native Hawaiian issues. #DebForInterior
Hirono believes Deb Haaland, as a Native person, will bring important perspective to addressing Native Hawaiian issues. #DebForInterior
Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, also brings up #MMIW crisis.
Hirono notes that she brought up missing and murdered Indigenous women in confirmation hearing with Merrick Garland, Attorney General nominee. #DebForInterior
Hirono notes that she brought up missing and murdered Indigenous women in confirmation hearing with Merrick Garland, Attorney General nominee. #DebForInterior
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, now asking questions at #DebForInterior hearing.
"Your personal story is compelling," Cassidy tells Deb Haaland.
Focuses on energy development in #Louisiana.
"Your personal story is compelling," Cassidy tells Deb Haaland.
Focuses on energy development in #Louisiana.
"It is his decision, he's the president," Deb Haaland says of Joe Biden's decision to cancel Keystone XL Pipeline on first day in office.
Note: Indian Country widely opposed Keystone XL Pipeline, which was subject to presidential permit, not @Interior. #DebForInterior #NoKXL
Note: Indian Country widely opposed Keystone XL Pipeline, which was subject to presidential permit, not @Interior. #DebForInterior #NoKXL
"If I am confirmed, the Interior Department's decisions will be guided by science," Deb Haaland tells Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, when asked about energy pipelines. #DebForInterior
Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, now asking questions at #DebForInterior hearing.
"Yes, I'll come," Deb Haaland said when King invites her to visit #Maine to see public lands and waters.
"Yes, I'll come," Deb Haaland said when King invites her to visit #Maine to see public lands and waters.
Deb Haaland commits to reviewing methane regulations when asked by Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, at #DebForInterior hearing.
"I look forward to supporting your nomination," says King.
"I look forward to supporting your nomination," says King.
Sen. John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, now asking questions at #DebForInterior hearing.
Hoeven most recently served as chair of Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Starts off with energy development industry in #NorthDakota.
Hoeven most recently served as chair of Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Starts off with energy development industry in #NorthDakota.
Sen. John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, claims that Dakota Access Pipeline has been operating "safely" for three years.
Hoeven fails to mention that #NoDAPL had an oil spill in South Dakota. #DebForInterior
Hoeven fails to mention that #NoDAPL had an oil spill in South Dakota. #DebForInterior
Deb Haaland says she went to Standing Rock in 2016 to "stand with water protectors."
She also says she supported Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and other Indian nations because they felt they weren't adequately consulted about Dakota Access Pipeline.
#DebForInterior #NoKXL
She also says she supported Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and other Indian nations because they felt they weren't adequately consulted about Dakota Access Pipeline.
#DebForInterior #NoKXL
Deb Haaland points out that US Army Corps of Engineers, not @Interior, is in charge of reviewing Dakota Access Pipeline. #NoKXL #DebForInterior
Please Note: A federal judge repeatedly ruled that tribal nations were not adequately consulted on Dakota Access Pipeline. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals also ruled that tribal concerns were not fully considered. The issue is not really up for debate. #NoKXL #DebForInterior
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, now asking questions at #DebForInterior hearing.
"Frankly, your positions on energy are alarming to Mississippians," Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, tells Deb Haaland at #DebForInterior hearing.
Haaland vows to work with Hyde-Smith on energy issues.
Haaland vows to work with Hyde-Smith on energy issues.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada), member of Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee, now asking questions at #DebForInterior hearing.
Cortez Masto also serves on Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Cortez Masto worked with Deb Haaland to pass #MMIW bills in Congress.
Cortez Masto also serves on Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Cortez Masto worked with Deb Haaland to pass #MMIW bills in Congress.
The Senate is taking votes, as pointed out by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), chairman of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
He asked Deb Haaland if she will be able to return for more questions on Wednesday morning.
Haaland said yes to day two. #DebForInterior
He asked Deb Haaland if she will be able to return for more questions on Wednesday morning.
Haaland said yes to day two. #DebForInterior
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), a new GOP member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, now asking questions at #DebForInterior hearing.
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kansas), a new GOP member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, says President Joe Biden and Deb Haaland should visit Mount Rushmore National Memorial in #SouthDakota. #LANDBACK
Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado), new Democratic member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, now asking questions at #DebForInterior hearing.
In response to Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado), new Democratic member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Deb Haaland says President Joe Biden supports Civilian Conservation Corps Act. Donald Trump opposed it. #DebForInterior
In response to Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado), member of Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Deb Haaland says she will keep "open dialog" on Bureau of Land Management, where staff was being pushed to moved to #Colorado by Trump administration. #DebForInterior
THE COMMITTEE IS NOW IN RECESS!
#DebForInterior confirmation hearing will return at 10am Eastern on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.
#DebForInterior confirmation hearing will return at 10am Eastern on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.
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