President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pick Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) to lead the Department of the Interior, unnamed sources told Reuters, the Wall Street Journal and others Friday.
McMorris Rodgers is a reliable advocate for increased access to oil and gas drilling on millions of acres of federally owned land, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Department of the Interior also administers programs relating to Native American tribes. Among McMorris Rodgers’ likely priorities will be attempting to meet Trump’s repeated campaign promise to re-energize coal production in the U.S., despite falling prices for coal worldwide.
She has been critical of efforts from the Obama administration to govern carbon emissions. The League of Conservation Voters gave her a zero on its recent scorecard of congressional environmental records, according to Reuters.
As House GOP Conference Chair, the Washington congresswoman is the fourth-ranking Republican in the House of Representatives.
Washington state law allows the state’s governor, Jay Inslee (D), to determine the date of a special election to fill McMorris Rodgers’ seat. In the meantime, her possible departure for the Trump administration has spurred jockeying from congressional colleagues.
Politico reported Thursday night that Reps. Mimi Walters (R-CA), Susan Brooks (R-IN), Mia Love (R-UT) and Doug Collins (R-GA) are exploring bids to take her spot as conference chair. Walters confirmed her ambitions in a statement to Politico, saying she would “absolutely run” for chair if McMorris Rodgers was confirmed. Collins told Politico she would “would consider” running for the position.
Evidently TR’s footprints are just too large.
For somebody who promised to “drain the swamp” he sure has a funny way of doing it, picking more Creatures from the Black Lagoon. One would suspect he has not been truthful(g).
I also suspect his 3rd Goldman-Sachs appointment is his way of getting his very small hands on Hillary’s speeches.
Someone said that the denizens of the Cantina in Star Wars iv, A New Hope, would make a better cabinet.
N B. I accidentally posted this in another thread.
As if we need anymore desecration of our nation’s federal lands. Good grief. (Though, I didn’t expect any better)
I thought Sarah Palin was trying on Teddy’s shoes. Wonder what happened? Sarah’s at least a couple points ahead of Cathy.