Senate approves Sally Jewell to be new interior secretary

[Tennessee Hillbilly]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sally Jewell, CEO of outdoor retailer Recreational Equipment Inc., won easy Senate confirmation Wednesday to be the nation's next interior secretary.

The Senate approved her nomination, 87-11, with all the no votes coming from Republicans. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was among those who opposed Jewell.

At Interior, Jewell will oversee more than 500 million acres of national parks and other public lands, plus more than 1 billion acres offshore. The lands are used for energy development, mining, recreation and other purposes.

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Jewell also is expected to continue to push development of renewable energy such as wind and solar power, both of which are priorities of the interior secretary she succeeds, Ken Salazar.

President Barack Obama nominated Jewell last month to replace Salazar, who announced his departure in January.

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[RussBLib]

1. are Republicans trying to "behave" a little?

...so that big bad Harry Reid doesn't change the filibuster rules?

[antigop]

2. another CEO...sigh... nt

[FSogol]

3. CEO of co-op

REI promotes the environment more than any other company I know of.

[antigop]

4. we don't have any qualified NON-CEOs in this country that promote the environment? nt

[FSogol]

5. Ones that can organize and run a $2 billion concern?

Sally Jewell is a great choice.

[antigop]

6. we'll see....nt

[Marrah_G]

7. always a CEO

Never a professor or a scientist.