Historic Native American Cabinet Nominee Faces Fiery Congressional Hearing
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On Tuesday, Representative Deb Haaland, President Biden’s pick to lead the Interior Department is testifying before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee for her confirmation hearing to lead the agency. While left-leaning articles highlight that Haaland’s confirmation hearing morphed into a proxy fight over the future of fossil fuels, right-leaning articles highlight that Haaland faced a flurry of questions on Tuesday about her embrace of the progressive New Deal.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Haaland’s confirmation hearing morphed into a proxy fight over the future of fossil fuels, as lawmakers grilled her regarding the Biden administration’s embrace of green energy. However, through it all, Haaland remained calm and stressed that she wanted to work with both supporters and opponents.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that if confirmed, Haaland would be the first Native American Cabinet secretary. Conservative Democrat Senator Jon Manchin (W.Va.) will be the deciding vote for her confirmation.
A right-leaning article by New York Post highlights that Haaland faced a flurry of questions on Tuesday about her embrace of the progressive New Deal and her earlier comments about Republicans. Haaland tried to appeal to more moderate Republicans and Manchin, who told her he wanted to see the “evolution not elimination” of coal mining.
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Hearing for Haaland, first Native American pick to run Interior Dept., focuses on fossil fuels
The Washington Post