Rep. Ryan Zinke overcame a key procedural hurdle on the Senate floor Monday evening, getting him one step closer to becoming President Trump’s first secretary of the interior.

The full Senate voted to end debate on the former Republican congressman from Montana to head the Interior Department. That sets up 30 hours of debate on Zinke’s nomination, which will be followed by a mid-week confirmation vote.

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