Department of Interior

The decision is a big difference from the policy of her Trump-appointed predecessors, including one who removed sexual orientation from the department’s anti-discrimination policy.

The Department says that the protections aren’t necessary… but that’s not what other Trump administration officials have been saying.

“We are frankly on the verge of an infrastructure crisis, and I think because of the experience I have had, I am best positioned to represent this district,” Blair says.