NOMINATIONS
Senate to debate Interior, judicial picks
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) took steps last night to move forward with the nomination of David Bernhardt to be deputy Interior secretary.
Manuel Quiñones
E&E Daily Deputy Editor
Before becoming deputy editor, Manuel wrote about coal and mining issues, and also covered campaigns and the Keystone XL pipeline debate. Prior to E&E, he covered Congress for several public radio stations around the country as part of the Capitol News Connection bureau. He started his journalism career in television news, covering the Missouri General Assembly for KMIZ-TV and the Virginia General Assembly for WSET-TV. He graduated from American University with a degree in journalism and a minor in international relations. He has a master's degree in political science from the University of Missouri.
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APPROPRIATIONS
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AGENDA
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APPROPRIATIONS
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