WASHINGTON, D.C. (Texas Insider Report) — "A long-term ban on Oil & Gas Leasing is going to cost about 62,000 jobs in New Mexico, about 33,000 jobs in Wyoming, and 18,000 jobs in Colorado. A 'long-term ban' is going to cut revenues in New Mexico & Wyoming by 100s of millions of dollars – which they use for K-12 Education and other essential services. So I'm just curious – how is a 'long-term ban' consistent with the president's goal of 'unifying our country' and 'putting Americans back to work,' or even helping our economy grow? How is all that all consistent?" asked Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, noting that 10s of 1,000s of American jobs will be lost in a multiple states as a result of the president's flury of climate-inspired "Executive Actions."
As American workers are rapidly growing concerned about the president's onslaught of Executive Orders – during just his first week in office, and fearing its tantamount to an attack on both the the nation's Energy Independence from Middle East Oil & Gas while also undermining the nation's economic fabric – Biden's Cabinet nominees were questioned this week about the adminstration's direction and the nation's future.In response to Sen. Barrasso's question, Ms. Granholm (at right,) admitted that 10s of 10,000s of American jobs will be “sacrificed” as a result of the president’s startling actions.
Yet she and others expressed "optimism" that the massive re-alignment and jobs loss would somehow ultimately "outweigh the losses."
“I think the president’s plan of "Building Back Better"… would create more jobs in energy, clean energy, than the jobs that might be sacrificed,” Granholm said.
“But I will say this, no job – we don't want to see any jobs sacrificed,” she added.
Nonetheless, the moves have been lauded by left-wing progressives demanding that the Biden Administration champion "Climate Change," and move such efforts to the front of the new administration’s list of priorities – at the cost of many American's jobs.“But I will say this, no job – we don't want to see any jobs sacrificed,” she added.
Biden's suspention of the Keystone Pipeline alone – which is half-way contrustructed and would move oil from Canada to efineries on the Gulf Coast of Texas – has ended what analysts say are a projected 11,000 jobs, over half of which were union jobs.Mr. Biden, who along with former Barack Obama Adminstration officials such as John Kerry hold postions within the Biden Andministration, maintain that Biden will be able replace worker's energy-related jobs with "clean energy" jobs.
Granholm appeared before the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee earlier this week to examine her qualifications to be Energy Secretary.
Further addressing the "moratorium" of public lands Oil & Gas activity, Granholm said:
"For those states that have jobs in abundance, its something we’re going to have to work on together to ensure that people remain employed.”
Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) questioned Granholm if President Biden cared about the potential Energy Industry job losses – noting that when Transportation Secretary Nominee Pete Buttigieg testified at his confirmation hearing earlier in the day, he said that new jobs may not arise for years.
Buttigieg, who appeared before the Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday, was aked questions about whether the Biden Adminstraion's transportation policy initiates to rebuild the nation's infrastructure system had considered job loses that will result from the Biden's proposalsl, or not.
A skilled politician, Buttigieg sought to assure senators that all of the nation's transportation systems – including its highways, railways, airports and waterways – would be operated safely during the CoronaVirus pandemic.
"If confirmed, I will make sure to work every day to make sure the department meets its mission of ensuring safety … safety for both travelers and for workers.
"Safety is the foundation of the department's mission, and that takes on new meaning amid this pandemic" Buttigieg said.
"Safety is the foundation of the department's mission, and that takes on new meaning amid this pandemic" Buttigieg said.
Nonetheless, Senator Cassidy expressed concern for a worker who just lost their job, sayng it would be “cold comfort” to know that years from now there could be a job in a different location, requiring different training."I completely understand what you are saying," Energy Secretary nominee Granholm said.
"What I can tell you is, from my experience in Michigan, is that when we focused on providing incentives for job providers to locate in Michigan in clean energy they came."
"What I can tell you is, from my experience in Michigan, is that when we focused on providing incentives for job providers to locate in Michigan in clean energy they came."
Granholm’s grilling came after similar lines of questioning during confirmation hearings of Buttigieg, as well as Biden's Commerce Secretary Nominee Gina Raimondo.
Sen. Ted Cruz brought up halting of the Keystone Pipeline with both.
Rhode Island Governor Raimondo, Biden's nominee for Commerce Secretary, was once a prominent Venture Capitalist, and has been allegedly friendly with the tech world.
Such affinities – especially with the nation's focus on Wall Street security issues of late, are seen by some in Washington, D.C. as as weaknesses or liabilities toward her nomination, since they are likely to shape the way she runs the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Raimondo, who was rumored to be on the short list of Biden’s Vice Presidential search committeee at one point, was co-founder of a venture capital fund called Point Judith Capital, which was backed by Bain Capital before she became treasurer, and subsequently became Governor of Rhode Island.
After former small-town Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg expressed optimism that the 1,000s of jobs lost due to President Biden's "Executive Orders" will be offset by new positions somehow created in other industries as the new administration shifts toward "climate-conscious goals," Texas Sen. Ted Cruz pressed him on the real-world, practical affects of the proposals.
"So, for those workers the answer is... somebody else will get a job?" asked Cruz.
Buttigieg responded by sayinjg that he and the Biden Administration are "very eager to see those workers continue to be employed in good-paying union jobs, even if they might be different ones."
At Raimondo’s confirmation hearing, Cruz asked about the estimated 11,000+ jobs that are projected to be eliminated as a result of Biden's executive order ending the work on the Keystone Pipeline, to which Raimondo answered:"We're going to get you to work. I'd say that 'Climate Change" is a threat, and we will make sure that you have jobs.
"You will have the skills needed to have a job – and by the way, as we meet the needs of Climate Change, there will be many jobs created, good-paying jobs, and union jobs," Raimondo (at left with Biden,) said,
"You will have the skills needed to have a job – and by the way, as we meet the needs of Climate Change, there will be many jobs created, good-paying jobs, and union jobs," Raimondo (at left with Biden,) said,
Faithfully repeating the Biden line desgned to appeal to the nation's union workers, trending toward Republicans and for former-President Donald Trump and Repuiblican candidates of late Raimondo replied:
"And should I be the Commerce Secretary, I will fight every single day for every American to have a decent paying job and a chance to compete."
