Sen. Mark Kelly joins AZ tribes in call for Deb Haaland confirmation
Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article incorrectly described Rep. Deb Haaland’s status. In 2018, she was one of the first two Indigenous women elected to Congress in the continental U.S. As a growing number of tribal and Native community leaders rally around Interior Secretary-designate Deb Haaland, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly said he would vote to confirm her when the Senate takes up the nomination. Haaland, a New Mexico Democrat, was one of the first two enrolled female tribal members in the continental U.S. to be elected to Congress and would be the first Indigen...
Source: azcentral.com