The Biden Administration’s Backdoor Attack on Hunters

by Mark Chesnut - Thursday, March 11, 2021

The Biden Administration’s Backdoor Attack on Hunters

In the midst of all the executive orders and fast-moving gun-control legislation in Congress, some might be missing out on the fact that President Biden’s nominee for Secretary of the Interior—Rep. Debra Haaland—could be a disaster for hunters.

A former chair of the New Mexico Democratic Party, Haaland has only been a member of the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019. Among her committee assignments, she serves on the House Natural Resources Committee and is the chair of the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.

Of course, as the Secretary of the Interior, Haaland would be responsible for managing the nation’s public lands and wildlife. That huge job includes overseeing agencies like the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)—both critical to hunters throughout the nation.

While President Donald Trump worked tirelessly to open more public lands to hunting and shooting, according to a Montana senator who attended a recent confirmation hearing for Haaland, “She refuses to commit to maintaining hunting, grazing, timber harvest and trapping on public lands.”

In fact, during that hearing, Sen. Steve Daanes (R-Montana) voiced his skepticism about her fitness for the job.

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