Congress wants to see the acting Interior secretary's calendar — but he says he doesn't keep one
As Democrats in Congress seek to conduct oversight and request more information from the federal agencies, they are running into an odd roadblock at the Interior Department where the acting secretary says he can't provide his calendar to lawmakers because he doesn't have one.
In response to questions about the transparency of his government schedule, acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said he does not personally maintain a calendar and has no legal obligation to do so.Bernhardt, a former oil and gas lobbyist whom President Donald Trump formally nominated Friday to permanently lead Interior, sent a letter, shared with CNN by an environmental group, in reply to a request from Democratic lawmakers for records providing more detail on his meetings.
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