Pelosi Gives Biden Her Blessing for House’s Haaland in Cabinet
- Biden considering New Mexico congresswoman for Interior
- Haaland would be first Native American to head department
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi voiced support Wednesday for President-elect Joe Biden to nominate New Mexico Representative Deb Haaland to be interior secretary, eliminating a key obstacle to the pick.
If Biden offers her the job, Haaland would be the third member of Democrats’ narrow House majority to plan to leave for the Biden administration. There were indications that Pelosi and other House Democratic leaders did not want her to leave.