FIRST ON FOX: Republican lawmakers are calling for political appointees who have already announced roles in outside environmental organizations next year to recuse themselves from pending business, citing "conflicts of interest" concerns.
In a letter to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Tuesday, shared first with Fox News Digital, the Congressional Western Caucus demanded the agency identify people who are planning to join an environmental non-governmental organization (ENGO) and that they recuse themselves from pending business in their current government role. The caucus, made up almost exclusively of Republicans, seeks to be a "voice for rural America," according to its website.
The letter specifically named President Biden's BLM director, Tracey Stone-Manning, who recently announced that after the administration ends, she will assume the role of pre...