Arizona Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva is joining the House Natural Resources Committee, the panel her late father once chaired.
House Democrats also tapped Grijalva on Tuesday for a seat on the Education and Workforce Committee, upending the new lawmaker’s expectation that she would be unable to serve on both.
“I am so excited. I actually was not anticipating it,” Grijalva told POLITICO’s E&E News of her Natural Resources selection.
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“Moving forward, I think that protecting our environment is critical for everyone, and natural resources and tribal sovereignty is a big issue in my community, and so I’m very happy to be able to serve on that committee, very honored,” she continued.
