'David Bernhardt is one of us. He's down here in the muck every day advocating for the dirty fossil fuels we swamp monsters love.'
Greenpeace activists dressed as swamp monsters showed up at the Senate on Thursday to protest Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt's, who President Donald Trump nominated to lead the agency.
"David Bernhardt heading the Interior Department would be a dream come true for fossil fuel companies, but a nightmare for the American people. If ethical violations alone don’t disqualify him from holding this position, his record of selling out public lands and waters to his industry buddies should," Greenpeace USA Climate and Energy Campaign Director Janet Redman said in a statement to Newsweek.
Wyden said that Bernhardt was "so conflicted" that he'd have to recuse himself from many agency matters or violate ethical standards by declining to do so. MapLight, an organization that tracks the spending of money in politics, reported earlier this month that Bernhardt and his lobbying firm paid Senators voting on his confirmation almost $1 million since 2013.
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