GOP Effort to Slash Native American Female Interior Secretary Haaland’s Pay to $1

Republicans faced criticism over attempts to slash the pay of Interior Secretary Haaland and the budget of the EPA through spending bills that signal challenging talks before a potential shutdown.

• Republican Rep. Ralph Norman introduced an amendment to cut Interior Secretary Deb Haaland's salary from $221,400 to $1, but a GOP colleague rebuked it.

• The House passed a Republican spending bill that would cut the EPA's budget by nearly 40%, jeopardizing climate efforts, according to Democrats.

• The partisan bills foreshadow difficult appropriations nego…