WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), questioned U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Doug Burgum on the Department's efforts to remove mentions of key aspects of U.S. History, including slavery, in national parks across the country. In the full Committee hearing, Hirono also raised alarms about staff vacancies across DOI and the Secretary's failure to account for how many jobs have been cut following multiple rounds of firings and early retirements.
"Mr. Secretary, is slavery a partisan ideology?" asked Senator Hirono.
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