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Print this article Subscribe today to the Washington Examiner magazine and get Washington Briefing: politics and policy stories that will keep you up to date with whats going on in Washington. SUBSCRIBE NOW: Just $1.00 an issue! HAALAND TESTIMONY: Interior secretary nominee Deb Haaland President Biden’s temporary pause on new oil and gas leasing on public lands and waters, ensuring the policy will be a major source of conflict with Republicans and the fossil fuel industry. Haaland, careful...

Detroit Free Press LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is one of two U.S. governors scheduled to testify Wednesday at a U.S. Senate committee hearing on infrastructure, a spokeswoman confirmed Monday. Whitmer, a Democrat, made “fix the damn roads” a major theme of her 2018 campaign and since has sidestepped the Republican-controlled state Legislature to undertake a $3.5-billion road bonding program after lawmakers rejected her request for a 45-cent-per-gallon hike in the fuel t...

3 Min Read WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel will hold a hearing on Wednesday on efforts to boost crumbling U.S. transport infrastructure, which will include testimony from two key governors FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris attend a meeting with bipartisan Senators on infrastructure investment at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, and M...

Gretchen Whitmer (Photo: State of Michigan) Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, whose 2018 campaign mantra was "Fix the Damn Roads," will be one of two governors to testify Wednesday at a U.S. Senate committee hearing on infrastructure, Reuters news service reports. Whitmer is scheduled to appear with Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan at a Senate Environment and Public Works hearing with a mouthful topic: “Building Back Better: Investing in Transportation while Addressing Climate Change, I...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will testify virtually on Wednesday in front of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.