Senator Inhofe Says He’ll Delay Vote on Jewell Nomination
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Senator James Inhofe, an Oklahoma Republican, says he’ll delay a Senate vote on Sally Jewell’s nomination as interior secretary until he gets assurances she’ll address his concerns about some home-state environmental issues if she’s elevated into the job.
In a letter prepared for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Inhofe said his demands include that the Interior Department’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service soften restrictions on oil and gas development in Eastern Oklahoma that has been barred because of the presence of an endangered species, the American Burying Beetle.