WASHINGTON – This week, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council announced their support for President Trump’s nomination of former Congressman Steve Pearce to serve as the Director of the Bureau of Land Management.
“Having represented New Mexico in Congress and the State House for decades, former Rep. Steve Pearce understands the important role that public lands play across the West. Pearce’s experience makes him thoroughly qualified to lead the BLM and tackle the issues federal lands ranchers are facing,” said NCBA Executive Director of Natural Resources and PLC Executive Director Kaitlynn Glover. “Ranchers need a permanent BLM director. NCBA and PLC members support his nomination, and we urge the Senate to swiftly confirm him.”
Pearce, a seven-term congressman, is a former fighter pilot, businessman, and supporter of oil and gas development on public lands. He ran for governor of New Mexico in 2018.
