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| https://pingree.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3571 | Pingree Statement on Rep. Deb Haaland’s Historic Nomination to be U.S. Interior Secretary | 2020-12-17 | 2020 | 2020-12 | Democrat | House | ME | Chellie Pingree | P000597 | pingree.house.gov | legacy | Pingree Statement on Rep. Deb Haaland's Historic Nomination to be U.S. Interior Secretary Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statementfollowing reports that President-elect Joe Biden willnominate Congresswoman Deb Haaland to be U.S. Interior Secretary: I want to congratulate my friend and colleague Congresswoman Deb Haaland on her historic nomination. If confirmed by the Senate, Congresswoman Haaland will be the first Indigenous person to lead the Interior Department.Thismarks a turning point for Native American representationatthe agency that oversees the Bureau of Indian Affairs and our public lands. Congresswoman Haaland'snominationis an opportunity to right many past wrongs, especially the badly mismanaged U.S. Treaty obligations to ournativetribes. As a senior member of the Interior AppropriationsSubcommittee, I look forward to working closely with Congresswoman Haaland. Having worked beside her these last two years, I know her commitment to our public lands and natural resources is deep and unshakeable. After four long years of unqualified, ethically compromised leaders at the Interior Department, Congresswoman Haaland will provide the thoughtful management this critical agency needs. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |