On Thursday, the GOP-led Senate confirmed former North Dakota Governor and businessman Doug Burgum to become Interior secretary, a big step forward for President Donald Trump‘s “energy dominance” agenda.
The final vote was 79-18, with many Democrat members joining with their Republican colleagues in supporting Burgum’s nomination to the Cabinet role in Trump’s second term. Another three senators did not vote.
On X, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said he looked forward to working with Burgum to “protect our public lands and leverage some of America’s greatest assets for a safer, more prosperous future.”
Governor Burgum knows that America’s natural resources are our greatest national asset.
I look forward to working with him to protect our public lands and leverage some of America’s greatest assets for a safer, more prosperous future.
