Committee sets action on Interior, EPA nominees

By Manuel Quiñones | 03/20/2025 01:37 PM EDT

The Environment and Public Works Committee approved two Trump picks last week. It’s looking to advance three more.

Brian Nesvik.

Brian Nesvik, a former Wyoming state official, has been nominated to lead the Fish and Wildlife Service. Francis Chung/POLITICO, LinkedIn

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has scheduled a hearing next week on EPA and Fish and Wildlife Service nominees.

The panel will question Brian Nesvik to lead FWS, along with Jessica Kramer to lead EPA’s water office and Sean Donahue for general counsel.

Nesvik has held leadership roles at the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and has testified on Capitol Hill about conservation issues.

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Kramer was water aide to EPW Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and helped write portions of the bipartisan infrastructure law. She has also worked for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

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