From The Washington Post:
While couched in dry language — a letter from Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Paul D. Cramer to Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) details the 7.37 acres the pipeline would cross on federal property — the decision marks a major blow to activists who had come from across the country last year and gathered on the Standing Rock’s windswept reservation. There, they declared, a tribe and its allies would defy the federal government.The Honorable Raúl M. Grijalvais the ranking member of the Committee on Natural Resources; Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
For those who have forgotten, this is the chain of command:
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US Army Corps of Engineers
This may be of interest:
- Stephen Bannon
- The President of the United States
- Secretary of Defense: James Mattis
- US Secretary of the Army: Eric Fanning, as of May 17, 2016, appointed by the President; no fixed term
- Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Paul D Cramer; Mr. Paul D. Cramer was promoted to the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Installations, Housing, and Partnerships) June 30, 2013.
- US Under Secretary of the Army: Patrick J. Murphy, as of January 4, 2016; appointed by the President; term length -- no fixed term
- Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works): Jo-Ellen Darcy, appointed by President Obama, 2009; current activities -- cleaning out her office; updating her resume
- US Army Corps of Engineers: Lieutenant General Todd T. Semonite, assumed command May 19, 2016;
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