Capito Votes to Confirm Doug Burgum for Interior Secretary

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, issued the following statement after voting to confirm Doug Burgum to serve as the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior:

“Doug Burgum has a strategic vision to maximize America’s vast natural resources while preserving clean air, clean water, and our most scenic public lands. I was proud to vote to confirm him to lead the Department of the Interior, and I look forward to working with him and the Trump administration on their vision to chart a new course for unleashing American energy and maximizing the use of our resources,” Senator Capito said.

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