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
Has a long way to go. Republican senator mike braun of indiana is live in a moment to talk about it all. Plus the new details on a story breaking overnight, a man who worked in the Trump Campaign and administration now arrested in connection to the capitol riot. What we know about the case against the onetime state Department Aide and the new lawsuit just filed related to that insurrection. Im Hallie Jackson in washington with a lot to get to on this friday morning. Im joined by Nbcs Leigh Ann Caldwell on capitol hill, Kelly Odonnell at the white house and our business and Tech Correspondent jo ling kent as well. Leigh ann, it was a very late night overnight, the dramas, the delays expected to stretch into today as well. Whats happening on the floor now and what can we expect next . Reporter hallie, right now theyre starting that 20 hours of debate on this Covid Relief Bill, but that is going to go much shorter. Both sides have agreed to about three hours of debate. Then around noon to
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,
Happy tuesday will being to squawk alley. Im jon fortt, Carl Quintanilla and Julia Boorstin the focus is the agenda for tech growth in 2021 markets saw a huge gain in 2020 despite the pandemic and tech names led that surge. Question is, do the growth names have enough performance in the tank to justify these valuations over the next 12 months . Julia, were going to talk to snowflakes ceo Frank Slootman in a little bit. Snowflake certainly in the cloud arena. One of those big valuation, big growth names but across media and content, there are a lot of those plays too. And across the tech space, jon. Just take a look at uber that stock is up more than 2 today. That stock is up about 70 over the past 12 months of course, so many headwinds to the, you know, the car part of that business, driving around people about it when it comes to driving around food, there is a lot more bullishness were talking about uber more with one of our guests later this hour. The question is whether or not the