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McCaleb goes before Senate
Oklahoma Secretary of Transportation Neal McCaleb
went before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee
this week, a confirmation process by far the easiest
of any Department of Interior nominee.
The warm welcome he got from Senators on both sides
of the aisle was perhaps intentional. Why scare him
away from one of the toughest jobs at one of the
most difficult agencies in all of federal government?
Trust funds, law enforcement, economic development,
education, federal recognition and transportation
were just a few of the key issues McCaleb touched
upon during his testimony. And they will be among
the many he will face as soon as he is confirmed
to head the Bureau of Indian Affairs, which is
expected this week.
Meanwhile, other major Interior nominees continue
to languish. Undersecretary choice J. Steven
Griles, Solicitor pick Bill Myers, and Assistant
Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget nominee Lynn
Scarlett await further movement on their
potential jobs.
Get the Story:
Smooth sailing
expected for McCaleb today (6/13)
Gover's
'activist' legacy escapes McCaleb (6/13)
McCaleb breezes
through confirmation hearing (6/14)
McCaleb endorses
BIA on recognition (6/14)
McCaleb promises
swift action on trust funds (6/14)
In The Hoop:
McCaleb confirmation hearing (6/14)
In The Hoop:
Winners, Losers (6/15)
Norton returns to Arctic
The Democrats say its a dead deal but that isn't
preventing Secretary of Interior Gale Norton
from making another trip to the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to promote oil and gas
development there.
The big difference between her previous visit
and this one is her meeting with leaders from
Arctic Village. The Gwich'in community opposes
drilling in the refuge for fear it will damage
the caribou herd on which they subsist.
Norton will travel to the village on Monday.
On Tuesday she heads up to Kaktovik, an Inupiat
Eskimo village where residents support drilling.
Get the Story:
Visits to Arctic
refuge increase (6/11)
Gwich'in Nation
blind-sided by Norton visit (6/15)
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