NEWS 28 - President Jay Laylin has tapped Senator Joey Rigg to serve as the next Secretary Of The Interior, announcing early this morning that Rigg will play a crucial role in conserving and protecting Jesstopia's natural resources and lands.
Joey Rigg has a long history of conservation work, including blocking bills proposed to deforest several thousand forests around the United States Of Jesstopia and working to ensure mass protection of endangered species. He has played an instrumental role in working to end the mass deforestation that has been seen around the globe in recent years. He has also advocated for stricter federal zoning laws that would have required builders to build in confines created to protect natural wildlife habitats.
"I think Senator Joey Rigg will be play a crucial role in conserving our nation's beautiful natural resources," said President Laylin. "I selected him for his known history of working to protect endangered wildlife, while advocating for the preservation of our nation's resources. I look forward to working with him."
The President issued the following statement on the Nationalist House website which laid out Rigg's committee to conserving Jesstopia's natural resources and lands.
"Today I am pleased to announce that I have selected Senator Joey Rigg to serve as my Secretary Of The Interior. His knowledge of land conservation and his efforts to protect wildlife in Jesstopia's wildlife reserves across the country, led me to selected him to be my Secretary of the Interior.
His dedication to nature and his life long passion for protecting habitats of wild animals has made his nomination that much more important to this administration. Senator Rigg will work to ensure that our land resources are also adequately used and to help release energy and working with the Secretary Of Energy on that," the President's statement read. "I am hoping for a speedy confirmation process as we need him to begin rapidly reviewing lands up for grabs by builders and other government contractors. He will play a crucial role in ensuring that our lands are properly managed and maintained while looking for ways to build more housing, but preserving our great nation's natural resources."
The Senate may have a hard time confirming Rigg as he currently is tangled in legal battles that resulted in him announcing his retirement from the Senate, and dropping out of his reelection bid. But Republican Senators say they would fully back President Laylin's pick, claiming the "courts have not ruled on whether or not he did anything wrong."
No official word as to when a confirmation hearing is scheduled for Rigg as the Senate has half a dozen nominees to hold Confirmation hearings for. As for the likelihood that he is confirmed, that remains unclear as of now.