Ryan Zinke is one step closer to becoming President Donald Trump’s
secretary of the interior after the Senate moved Monday to end debate on
the former Republican congressman to head the department. The Senate’s 67-31 vote to end questioning
sets up 30 hours of debate on Zinke’s nomination followed by a mid-week
confirmation vote. Many Democrats believe they can work with Zinke,
even though his views on climate change are not entirely in line with
theirs; the former congressman believes climate change is an issue but
is uncertain about what is causing the change. He will oversee energy development on federal lands, the protection
of endangered species and the operation of the country’s national parks.
The Montana Republican’s opposition to divesting large swathes of
federal land runs contrary to many in his own party who want to shift ownership of federal land back to the states...more
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