Senate voted 56-41 to approve David Bernhardt’s nomination as critics say he is a ‘walking conflict of interest’
The Senate has voted to confirm David Bernhardt, a former a former oil and gas and water lobbyist, as secretary of the embattled interior department.
Senators voted 56-41 to approve Bernhardt’s nomination to oversee more than 500m acres of public lands and other resources, including national parks, monuments and wildlife refuges.
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