Vice Chair Haaland on Court Ruling Removing William Perry Pendley as Acting Bureau of Land Management Director

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Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01), Vice Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement after a federal judge ruled that William Perry Pendley has been serving unlawfully as the acting Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The ruling includes a request for a list of actions completed by Pendley to be reversed.

"William Perry Pendley was a dangerous choice to serve as the Bureau of Land Management Director and he should have never been in that position in the first place. His blatant disregard for Tribal consultation, action to sell off public lands to the highest bidder, and giving the upper hand to corporations are at odds with the mission to protect our public lands.

"I applaud this ruling, which confirms what we have been saying for months, and I will be following carefully to ensure the decisions Pendley made while he was unlawfully the head of the Bureau are effectively reversed, and that our country gets a Director of the Bureau of Land Management will take their duty to protect our public lands for everyone."

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