Viewers of Thursday’s confirmation hearing of acting interior secretary David Bernhardt were met with a surprise
By Felicia Sonmez Felicia Sonmez National reporter on The Washington Post's breaking political news team Email Bio Follow March 28 at 6:44 PM : a green, unblinking swamp creature was watching attentively from the second row, visible just over Bernhardt’s right shoulder.
The environmental group Greenpeace also took part in the protest, calling Bernhardt “a former oil and gas lobbyist who previously worked to help corporate polluters get their hands on public lands.” According to video of the hearing, the protesters were apparently not escorted out of the room until nearly two hours into the hearing.
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