Senate Confirms Rep. Ryan Zinke As Interior Secretary

Matthew Daly / AP, Time
Wed, 03/01/2017 - 9:59am

(WASHINGTON) — Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke won Senate confirmation on Wednesday as President Donald Trump’s Interior secretary, giving him responsibility for overseeing 400 million acres of public land, mostly in the West. The Republican-controlled Senate approved the nomination, 68-31. Zinke, 55, a former Navy SEAL and Montana state senator, resigned as a delegate to the Republican National Convention last year to protest the GOP’s position in favor of land transfers to state or private groups. Still, his stance on public lands has come into question in recent weeks after he voted in favor of a House rule that would allow federal land transfers to be considered cost-free and budget-neutral, making it easier for drilling and development. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Zinke at Interior should “concern every lover of our great and grand national parks.” Dismissing the Republican’s claim to be like the late President Teddy Roosevelt, Schumer said, “You can’t be a Roosevelt conservationist if you sell off public lands.” Countering the Democrat, Montana Republican Sen.

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