"Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday moved to break a GOP blockade over Rep. Deb Haaland’s (D-N.M.) nomination to lead the Interior Department.

Schumer said the Senate will start the process of confirming her this week, an indication that a final vote on her nomination isn’t likely until the following week.

"She would be the first Native American Cabinet member of any agency and the first Indigenous secretary of the Department of Interior, a profoundly historic moment given the troubled relationship between the federal government and tribal nations," Schumer said."

Jordain Carney reports for The Hill March 9, 2021. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Deb Haaland’s Nomination Continues ‘Despite Republican Obstruction’" (Indian Country Today) [3]

"U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer Moves To Bring Haaland Nomination To Final Vote" (Reuters) [4]

"GOP Senators Try To Stall Deb Haaland’s Nomination To Interior" (HuffPost) [5]

"Republicans Put Procedural Delay On Haaland's Nomination" (The Hill) [6]