The chair and ranking member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee appear open to advancing President Joe Biden’s pick for the No. 2 job at the Interior Department.
Shannon Estenoz, the current assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks, would replace acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis if confirmed. Her nomination could face considerable headwinds in the Senate, where a growing number of senators are incensed by Interior’s recent decisions.
ENR Chair Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Tuesday suggested that the committee will consider Estenoz, but did not offer a timetable.
Advertisement
“I had a good visit with her the first time,” Manchin said. “It’s been quite a while ago, we’ll revisit all that, I haven’t gotten back into that.”
