Well, at least it’s not Sarah Palin.
Cold comfort, that, however.
Donald Trump is expected to choose Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., to head the Department of the Interior.
Rodgers is a strong proponent of oil and gas development projects, and does not believe in the science regarding human-caused global warming.
The appointment could mean easier access for industry to more than a quarter of America's territory, ranging from national parks to tribal lands stretching from the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico, where energy companies have been eager to drill and mine.
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McMorris Rodgers, the fourth most senior member of the House leadership, has been a supporter of efforts to expand the U.S. energy industry. She voted for the Native American Energy Act, a bill that was vetoed by President Barack Obama in 2015, that would have made it easier to drill on tribal territories.
On her website, she also touts her support of the recent repeal of the decades old ban on oil exports, and for a bill to reject the EPA's Waters of the United States Act as some of her key achievements on energy and environment.
The League of Conservation Voters gives her a rating of 0. I’m not surprised.
Angie, or somebody else who knows… What is the makeup of her Congressional district? Any chance of a Democratic takeover, or is this a blood-red area of Washington.
Reuters news story is here.
This will be a damn different Interior secretary than Sally Jewell, a successful businesswoman and active outdoors enthusiast.