The Senate on Thursday confirmed David Bernhardt, a former fossil fuel lobbyist, to be the next Interior secretary
Bernhardt was first confirmed by the Senate to be the department's deputy secretary in July 2017. After former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke resigned amid a host of ethics scandals at the end of 2018, Bernhardt became the Department's acting secretary.The Interior Department is one of the largest federal agencies in the government, with an annual budget of more than $22 billion and over 700,000 employees. The department manages 20% of the country's land, including all national parks.
A CNN investigation also found that, since joining the department, Bernhardt has made policy changes that benefit his former clients 15 times.Bernhardt entered into an ethics agreement when he joined the department in 2017, agreeing to recuse himself from any"particular matter" that involved his former clients.
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