"Senate Republicans advanced President Trump's nominee to be the Interior Department's top lawyer on Tuesday over objections from Democrats who called him partisan and unresponsive to ethics questions swirling around the department's secretary and his predecessor.

The Senate Natural Resources Committee advanced Daniel Jorjani’s nomination in a party-line vote, and also moved for the nomination of Mark Lee Greenblatt to lead the Department’s Office of the Inspector General.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who chairs the committee, praised both nominees as qualified for their roles.

Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the Senate and Jorjani looks like he will be confirmed, though he may not get a single Democratic vote."

Rebecca Beitsch reports for The Hill May 21, 2019. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Former Koch Adviser To Oversee Interior Department's FOIA Requests" (The Hill) [3]

"Interior Department Wants To Shut Down Public Information Access" (DC Report) [4]

"Interior To Deny More FOIA Requests - Especially From Media" (PEER Release) [5]

"Interior's Stealthy Plan to Hide Public Records" (Outside Online) [6]