{"id":2797,"date":"2020-12-17T21:26:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T21:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=140619"},"modified":"2020-12-17T21:26:24","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T21:26:24","slug":"bidens-new-interior-department-nominee-poised-to-clean-up-trump-administrations-toxic-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/12\/17\/bidens-new-interior-department-nominee-poised-to-clean-up-trump-administrations-toxic-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s New Interior Department Nominee Poised to Clean Up Trump Administration\u2019s Toxic Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Deb Haaland has been nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to be the 54th secretary of the Interior. New Mexico Congresswoman Haaland is an historic pick who is extremely qualified<\/a> to lead the Interior Department with a diverse coalition of support backing her nomination. She would be the first Native American to lead the Interior Department and to serve in a presidential Cabinet if confirmed by the Senate. <\/p>\n While fighting to implement the Biden administration\u2019s plan, there will be lots of work to undo Trump\u2019s toxic, anti-public lands legacy. Accountable.US launched Damage Control<\/a> to track key policies that the next administration must urgently seek to overturn after the Trump administration has enacted corrupt and harmful policies across environmental, immigration, economic, and many other issues for special interests \u2014 many with close ties to the Trump administration \u2014 that will negatively impact generations of Americans.<\/p>\n\n