Trump Interior Nominee Invokes Teddy Roosevelt To Beat ‘Energy Dominance’ Drum
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At a confirmation hearing, former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum said Trump's energy vision "can be America's big stick."
Former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R), President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the massive Department of the Interior, invoked President Theodore Roosevelt in pitching himself for the job of managing hundreds of millions of acres of federal lands and waters.
“In our time, President Trump’s energy dominance can be America’s big stick that will be leveraged to achieve historic prosperity and world peace,” Burgum said during his confirmation hearing Thursday, referencing the 26th president’s quote from a 1900 letter to “speak softly and carry a big stick.”
It was a page from the playbook of Trump’s first Interior Department chief, Ryan Zinke, who pledged — and failed — to leave a conservation legacy that rivaled that of Roosevelt.
If confirmed to lead the Interior Department, Burgum will play a key role in carrying out Trump’s plan to boost fossil fuel drilling and other extraction across federal lands, as well as to dismantle environmental regulations. The billionaire software entrepreneur and two-term governor touted Trump’s so-called “energy dominance” vision during his opening statement Thursday before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
“The American people have clearly placed their confidence in President Trump to achieve energy dominance,” Burgum said. “That’s the foundation of American prosperity, affordability for American families and unrivaled national security.”
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