Daines Leads Charge against Harassment within Bureau of Indian Affairs

Statement

Today, during a hearing in the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senator Steve Daines, Chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, secured Interior Department nominee for Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Tara Mac Lean Sweeney's commitment to maintain a harassment-free workplace at the Department.

During the hearing, Daines highlighted that the BIA reports the highest rate of harassment of any agency within the Interior Department. Ms. Sweeney assured Daines she would maintain a zero-tolerance policy for harassment of any kind.

"It's not talked about enough that the Bureau of Indian Affairs actually suffers from highest rate of harassment of any agency within the Department of the Interior," said Daines. "It's going to take the leadership of the entire Department and staff like you to make the effort to combat harassment effective."

"I have a zero-tolerance policy for sexual harassment," said Ms. Sweeney.

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