Volume 167, No. 46, covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress (2021 – 2022), was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“Nomination of Debra Anne Haaland (Executive Session)” mentioning Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez Masto was published in the Senate section on page S1494 on March 11.
Of the 100 senators in 117th Congress, 24 percent were women, and 76 percent were men, according to the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Senators’ salaries are historically higher than the median US income.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Nomination of Debra Anne Haaland
Ms. ROSEN. Madam President, I rise today to speak in support of the historic nomination of Congresswoman Deb Haaland to serve as our Nation’s next Secretary of the Interior.
This Cabinet position is of great importance to our Nation and especially to Western States like mine–like ours, Madam President, and I can’t think of anyone more qualified to fill this position than Congresswoman Deb Haaland, one of the first Native American Members of Congress and a proven leader.
Let me start by telling you why this Cabinet position means so much to Nevada. In the Silver State, over 50 million acres of land is managed by the Interior Department. That is over 70 percent of our entire State.
People come to Nevada from all over the world to experience our pristine and our majestic public lands and monuments. These lands, well, they are not just a source of beauty; they are also a source of economic opportunity for Nevada.
In previous administrations, we have seen efforts to put those public lands on the chopping blocks. But that won’t happen under Deb Haaland’s leadership.
I have had the chance to speak with Congresswoman Haaland one-on-one, hear directly from her, and get to know her.
She has spent her entire career fighting to protect public lands, waters, monuments, cultural sites and natural beauties around our Nation and, of course, in our great State of Nevada.
And I know, if confirmed, she will work with me and Senator Cortez Masto to strike the right balance between critical protections for our public lands, environment, and wildlife, and the needed economic development across Nevada.
Deb Haaland, well, she has been committed to conservation as a Member of Congress, and she will be just as committed to conservation as our next Interior Secretary.
Congresswoman Haaland, she will take the bold steps needed to confront climate change. And if this historic confirmation succeeds, she will bring new and needed perspective to the Presidential Cabinet–
one that has been missing since the President’s Cabinet was formed all the way back in 1789.
As Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland will be the first–the first–Native American Cabinet member, and she will give a voice to Tribal communities in Nevada and across our country.
She will take steps to restore and respect Tribal sovereignty. She will continue to be an advocate and an ally to Native communities, and she will help to right the many historic wrongs and injustices that have been committed against Native Americans and Tribal communities.
Deb Haaland is exceptionally qualified to lead this Agency. She brings a breadth of experience and diversity to the table. She will be a positive force for good. She will guide our Nation forward.
I urge my colleagues to vote yes on Deb Haaland’s nomination.
I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. LEE. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
