Hopefully, their jobs have not been affected area well, thousands of jobs are being affected. In wyoming alone, a longterm leasing band would result in 33,000 workers losing their jobs. Hundreds of thousands more workers stand to lose their jobs in new mexico, colorado, texas, and other states. As for why the administration would not just let Energy Workers keep their jobs, she had no good answer. American jobs are being sacrificed in the name of the biden agenda. These policies will have no effect on Climate Change but have reallife consequences for thousands and thousands of americans. The nomination is historic. If confirmed, she would be the first native american cabinet secretary, but let me be very clear representative holland s extreme policy views and lack of substantive answers during the hearing to me disqualify her for this job. She is allowed to pursue her green new dealinspired policies at the department of interior. She will run wyoming and other states economies into the
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Thursday approved the nomination of deb haaland to be interior secretary by a vote of 119. Senator Lisa Murkowski of alaska was the only republican to vote in favor. Following that vote, they held a confirmation hearing for the Deputy Energy secretary nominee. This is to an a half hours. [gavel bangs] the meeting will come to order. We are meeting today for both a business meeting and a nomination meeting. I want to begin by approving our subcommittee assignments and then we will move to considering the nomination of deb haaland to be secretary of interior. Approval of subcommittee assignments need not detain us any longer. I think all of you have the breakdown on that. The chairs and Ranking Members were chosen with regard to rules of our respective party conference. Member assignments reflect member preferences. Do you wish to add anything on the subcommittee assignments . Im sorry, senator brosseau, do you wish to add anything . Know
Approving our subcommittee assignments and move to considering nomination of that pollen to be secretary of interior. So approval of subcommittee assignments need not detain us any longer. We have i think all of you have a breakdown on that. A list of subcommittee memberships have been circulated on monday. The chairs and brings members were chosen and accords with the rules of our respective Party Conference and members assignments reflect members preferences. So do you wish to add anything on the subcommittee assignment, senator barrasso . Im sorry . The wish that anything on the subcommittee . No, thank you mr. Chairman. As any member wish to be heard on the subcommittee assignments . If not asking in this consent subcommittee assignments be approved. Is there any objection . Second. Hearing none, subcommittee assignments are approved. Let us now turn to the nomination to be secretary of interior. What a person agree with some of her past statements and policy position as secretary,
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