Ranking Member Grijalva Statement on Interior Deputy Secretary David Bernhardt

The following press release was published by the House Committee on Natural Resources on Dec. 17, 2018. It is reproduced in full below.

Deputy Secretary Bernhardt’s conflicts of interest are well known. His years of lobbying on behalf of clients who stand to profit from Interior policy decisions are cause for serious concern. We intend to continue conducting vigorous oversight of how Interior political appointees arrive at major policy decisions, who they consult, who they ignore, and who stands to benefit financially. Deputy Secretary Bernhardt should be prepared to answer those questions early in the new Congress, and so should Secretary Zinke’s successor

Source: House Committee on Natural Resources