Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is taking steps for the full Senate to take action on the confirmation of several high profile Biden cabinet nominees in the coming days, including Merrick Garland for Attorney General, Congresswoman Marsha Fudge to head the US Department of Housing and Urban Development and Congresswoman Deb Haaland to head the […]
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Heinrich Votes To Advance Haaland Confirmation
WASHINGTON (March 4, 2021) – U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement after voting in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to advance the nomination of President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-N.M.). The Committee voted 11 to 9 to advance Congresswoman Haaland’s nomination to […]
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BREAKING: Sen. committee passes Haaland confirmation (Here’s who voted for/against and what happens next)
BREAKING NEWS Senate Committee Votes To Confirm Haaland. Here’s Who Voted For and Against Her and What Happens Next. Two key Republicans buck GOP and energy lobby to support Haaland Committee passes Haaland with 1 GOP vote With two key Republican women in the Senate now pledging to support Deb Haaland for Interior Secretary, her […]
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Senate Committee Votes To Confirm Haaland. Here’s Who Voted For and Against Her and What Happens Next.
With two key Republican women in the Senate now pledging to support Deb Haaland for Interior Secretary, her nomination is almost certain when it reaches the full Senate. Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski will cross party lines and buck powerful energy industry interests to support Haaland. Susan Collins, a Republican Senator from Maine, will also vote […]
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Haaland, Herrell Face Off Over Equality Act in Congress
DAILY DIGITAL EDITION | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26SUBSCRIBE | DONATE | CARRY THE PAPER IN MY BUSINESS Deb Haaland‘s big week continued yesterday as she was selected to preside as acting Speaker of the House during a portion of the debate in the US House over the Equality Act. As it happened, Haaland was in the […]
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Haaland hearing day 2 + Can Keller win for mayor, again?
DAILY DIGITAL EDITION | WEDNESDAY FEB 24SUBSCRIBE | DONATE | CARRY THE PAPER IN MY BUSINESS It’s Wednesday. That means our dedicated delivery team is up early to drop 10,000 copies of a new edition of The Paper on 150+ newsstands all across the metro. Go grab one now! Yesterday saw the first day of […]
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Reyes Vies for Haaland’s Seat
Victor Reyes may be young, but he thinks there’s a chance for him to have a seat at the table. In January Governor Lujan Grisham’s legislative director decided to throw his hat in the ring for the 1st Congressional District, a seat that will open up in a special election if the U.S. Senate confirms […]
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10 Tweets That Perfectly Capture Day One of Haaland’s Historic Confirmation Hearing
New Mexico Congresswoman Deb Haaland, a member of the Laguna Pueblo and the first Native American to be nominated to lead a national cabinet department, entered the Senate Energy Committee today for day one of her confirmation to head the sprawling US Department of Interior and its 70,000 employees. If you need a primer on […]
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Haaland Confirmation Curveball: Key Dem Senator Uncertain on Support
DAILY DIGITAL EDITIONSUBSCRIBE | DONATE | CARRY THE PAPER IN MY BUSINESS It’s Tuesday, February 23rd. It’s Deb Haaland’s big day and if you need any bigger sign of just how important this is to Native people, check this out: IllumiNative and other Indigenous advocacy groups projected Deb, in traditional Laguna attire, across the front […]
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In Haaland, our environment finally has the leader it deserves
Representative Deb Haaland has the opportunity to make history as the first Native woman confirmed as Secretary of the Department of the Interior. This is an intensely proud moment for New Mexicans, especially Native and Pueblo people, as well as Hispanic people, who will all benefit from having Haaland in charge of our land, air […]