Senate Confirms Doug Burgum as Interior Secretary

The U.S. currently produces more crude oil than any nation in history, according to the Energy Information Administration.

Senate Confirms Doug Burgum as Interior Secretary
Photo of Doug Burgum by Gage Skidmore from the WIlderness Society

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2025 (AP) – The Senate confirmed Doug Burgum as interior secretary late Thursday after President Donald Trump tapped the North Dakota billionaire to spearhead the Republican administration's ambitions to boost fossil fuel production.

The vote was 79-18. More than half of Senate Democrats joined all 53 Republicans in voting for Burgum.

Burgum, 68, is an ultra-wealthy software industry entrepreneur who came from a small North Dakota farming community, where he worked at his family’s grain elevator.

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