I also recognize, as a member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, the historic nature of your nomination as the first Native American woman nominated by the President to lead the Department of the Interior.
On the recordFebruary 22, 2021
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Cortez Masto acknowledges Haaland's historic nomination as the first Native American woman for the role.
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