The White House on Friday backed President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the nation's public lands bureau, pushing back against growing calls to withdraw the nomination from key Republican lawmakers.
Earlier, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell joined calls by several Republican Senate colleagues for Biden to withdraw the nomination of Montana conservationist Tracy Stone-Manning to run the Bureau of Land Management due to her ties to a decades-old tree-spiking incident. Tree spiking involves hammering a metal rod into a tree to prevent logging.
The BLM, a division of the Interior Department, manages more than a 10th of the nation's surface area, overseeing permitting for energy development, grazing, timber harvesting and recreation. This week, 10 Republican members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, including Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming, sent a letter to Biden calling for withdrawal. They accused Stone-Manning of making false statements to the committee about her involvement with an extreme environmental group in the late 1980s.
México Últimas Noticias, México Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Florida Democrats Plead With Biden to Visit Florida to Support Cuban Fight for Freedom'We are asking you to come to Miami, the home of the Cuban-American community, and hear the cries of our friends and family on the island.'
Leer más »
Sen. Rubio calls on Biden to immediately provide uncensored internet to CubansSen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., outlined steps that the Biden administration can immediately take in order to provide Cubans access to uncensored internet, amid ongoing unrest between anti-communist protestors and supporters of the country's regime.
Leer más »
Biden hopes child tax credit payments will help 'reduce child poverty'President Biden and Vice President Harris spoke about the beginning of monthly child tax credit payments to American families as part of the American Rescue Plan. The president stressed that these payments could help end child poverty and provide families with 'a little bit of breathing room' throughout the year.
Leer más »
Biden: US will protect Haiti embassy, won't send troopsWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday that the U.S. will bolster security at its embassy in Haiti following last week's assassination of that country's president, but sending American troops to stabilize the country was “not on the agenda.”
Leer más »
Biden urged to focus on long-neglected Latin America as chaos eruptsLawmakers, former officials and experts are calling on President Biden to devote more resources to Latin America, a region they say has been long neglected by the United States
Leer más »
Opinion | Biden Turns Back the Progressive ClockFrom WSJopinion: Amazon, FedEx and Facebook are but a tiny fraction of a long list of progeny produced by lifting the heavy hand of Progressive Era regulation. We reimpose that regulation at our own peril, write Phil Gramm and Mike Solon.
Leer más »