WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich issued the following news release:
Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement opposing former Congressman Steve Pearce's nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM):
"I have known Congressman Pearce a long time. And while I appreciate his testimony before the Energy and Natural Resources Committee last week, I cannot in good faith vote to advance his nomination to serve as our Bureau of Land Management Director.
"When Congressman Pearce testified, he promised that he would not recommend rolling back national monument designations, which is extremely important to me; and he ac...