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Hearing to Consider the Nomination of the Honorable Debra Haaland to be the Secretary of the Interior
Before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
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• TESTIMONY: Statement of
Debra Anne Haaland
The purpose of the hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee is to consider the nomination of the Honorable Debra Haaland to be the Secretary of the Interior.
Members of the committee may participate in person or online. The committee will follow guidelines developed in consultation with the Office of the Attending Physician and the Senate Rules Committee to protect the health of members, staff, and the public. This includes maintaining six-foot social distance spacing in the hearing room.
Pursuant to this guidance, Senate office buildings are not open to the public other than official business visitors and credentialed press at this time. Accordingly, in-person visitors cannot be accommodated at this hearing.
The hearing will be held on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. in Room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.
The hearing will be webcast live on the committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after the hearing is complete. Witness testimony will be available on the website at the start of the hearing.
Opening Remarks
Sen. Joe ManchinChairman Sen. John Barrasso
Ranking Member
Witness Panel
Introductions by:The Honorable Martin Heinrich
U.S. Senator, Democrat, New Mexico The Honorable Don Young
U.S. Representative, Republican, Alaska The Honorable Debra Haaland
Nominee, Secretary of the Interior
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Hearing to Consider Nomination of the Honorable Debra Haaland to be the Secretary of the Interior (February 23, 2021)
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