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March 21, 2013 / 12:45 PM

Interior nominee approved by comittee

U.S. President Barack Obama (not shown) announces Sally Jewell, chief executive officer of Recreational Equipment Inc., as his nominee to become secretary of the U.S. Interior Department at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Obama said Jewell's background as an engineer and experience in the banking, energy and retail industries give her the skills needed to manage a department that oversees 500 million acres of public land. UPI/Andrew Harrer/Pool

U.S. President Barack Obama (not shown) announces Sally Jewell, chief executive officer of Recreational Equipment Inc., as his nominee to become secretary of the U.S. Interior Department at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, February 6, 2013. Obama said Jewell's background as an engineer and experience in the banking, energy and retail industries give her the skills needed to manage a department that oversees 500 million acres of public land. UPI/Andrew Harrer/Pool | License Photo

WASHINGTON, March 21 (UPI) -- A U.S. Senate committee Thursday gave its approval to President Obama's nomination of Sally Jewell to be Secretary of the Interior.

The Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 19-3 in favor of Jewell with three Republicans casting the dissenting votes.

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Jewell, CEO of outdoor retailer REI, Inc., will replace Ken Salazar if she is approved by the full Senate. There have been threats from some GOP lawmakers to block her nomination, although she expected to eventually win confirmation, The Hill said.

The Capitol Hill newspaper said Thursday's vote took place after ranking Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said Jewell had agreed to revisit the DOI's refusal to allow construction of a road into a remote Alaskan village.

Other Republicans have expressed misgivings about the Obama administration's restrictions on energy extraction on federal lands.

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