Haaland confirmation hanging by a thread as GOP reveals her radicalism (Interior secretary nominee is far-left anti-fossil fuel radical)

The Piñon Post ^ | February 23, 2021 | John Block

[CedarDave]

On Tuesday, NM Democrat Rep. Deb Haaland spoke in front of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in her first confirmation hearing to be U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) secretary.

However, during the committee, her extreme left-wing agenda was picked apart by even the most moderate senators in the committee, angered by the Biden administration’s assault on fossil fuels energy.

Despite claiming in her opening statement that “fossil energy does and will continue to play a major role in America for years to come. I know how important oil and gas revenues are… critical services, but we must also recognize that the energy industry is innovating and our climate challenge must be addressed.”

Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) challenged Haaland on her previous comment claiming “Republicans don’t believe in science,” asking her if she truly believed GOP senators, especially him as a doctor, rejects science. “If you’re a doctor, I would assume you believe in science.” Barrasso clapped back, “It’s a concern of us here today.”

Also, her comments about her desire to ban “stop all gas and oil leasing on federal and public lands” if she “had her way.”

When Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) challenged Haaland on presidential authority regarding public lands, she tried to change the subject, talking about Lee’s home state’s natural resources. “Senator, I want to say, um, I’m, I’m a little jealous that you’re from Utah and I’m from New Mexico because I know you have so much beautiful land there and a lot of history. I’ve been to Bears Ears, and the Pueblo Indians’ ancestral homeland is there, and I realize it covers a very wide space.” Lee did not take kindly to her pandering.

Even moderate Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) took offense to Biden’s singling out of Alaska in his extreme “climate change” proposals. She said, “Why is this administration out to get us?” Haaland responded, “I want you to know that if I’m confirmed, I will rely heavily on our relationship moving forward.”

During Sen. Martin Heinrich’s (D-NM) commentary on Haaland, he defended Joe Biden’s extreme job-killing anti-energy policies, which Haaland would champion at DOI. He said. “

“We have not lost thousands of jobs in the oil and gas sector in New Mexico because there is no ban and because the industry stockpiled an enormous number of leases under the fire sale that Secretary Berhardt had at the end of the last administration. However, I want to say we do recognize that we will need to move to a fully decarbonized economy. And frankly, pretending that isn’t going to happen is not going to serve any of our workers well. I would submit that our energy workers would be best served if those of us on this committee show leadership by both investing in energy communities that have put us where we are today and in the technologies necessary to actively manage this transition.”

The meeting adjourned until Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. ET, where it is uncertain if Haaland will be successfully confirmed. Sen. Manchin, the chairman of the committee, should hesitate in supporting Haaland’s nomination, which garnered shade from socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, where she blasted him for his vote to confirm the former Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

[CedarDave]

Because she's Native American, the Dem narrative is to call those opposing her confirmation as racist.

Call these senators on the fence asking them to oppose Haaland’s nomination:

CHAIRMAN — Sen Joe Manchin (D-WV) 202-224-3954 — EXTREMELY important

Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) 202-224-5941

Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) 202-224-2235

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) (202) 224-5824

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) (202)-224-6665 — EXTREMELY important

Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) is also on the committee, however, he has pledged to vote for Haaland. Feel free to call his office anyway and share your dissatisfaction: (202) 224-5521

[DIRTYSECRET]

I wouldn’t bother. It takes 1 democrat. It points to Mancin. Then there’ Cassidy-there are backstabbers amongst us.

[DIRTYSECRET]

I wouldn’t bother. It takes 1 democrat. It points to Mancin. Then there’ Cassidy-there are backstabbers amongst us.

[CedarDave]

“We have not lost thousands of jobs in the oil and gas sector in New Mexico because there is no ban and because the industry stockpiled an enormous number of leases under the fire sale that Secretary Berhardt had at the end of the last administration. However, I want to say we do recognize that we will need to move to a fully decarbonized economy.

Bovine excrement! Not yet for drilling maybe, but permits for ancillary activities like roads, power lines and pipelines are not being processed or approved.

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[CedarDave]

Update from The Piñon Post - NM Dems release frantic defense of Deb Haaland after confirmation hearing trainwreck:

After Haaland’s disastrous performance, the Democrat Party of New Mexico (DPNM) released a panicky statement, trying to bolster Haaland as “qualified” (of course) because she is a Native American woman. However, despite Haaland’s ancestry, she has nothing of achievement in the field of land or resource management that she can credit as her own other than taking extreme positions that will inevitably bankrupt New Mexico and the United States.

Here is what the Democrat Party of New Mexico released:

“Representative Haaland made it unequivocally clear today that her knowledge, passion, and experience make her the right person to take on the responsibilities of Secretary of the Interior,” said DPNM Chair Marg Elliston. “As a fierce advocate for New Mexico, Representative Haaland has shown that she can work across the aisle to enact the sort of forward-thinking policies that we need in our federal government. As this confirmation process begins, it’s clear that she will continue to make New Mexicans proud as a voice for all those who cherish and value our nation’s natural resources.”

Haaland is by no means a “bipartisan” member of Congress, voting 95% of the time with radical socialist “Squad” member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) over 95% of the time.

[central_va]

City people don’t drive much, if at all. They use public transportation, bike or walk. They DON’T CARE ABOUT GASOLINE PRICES OR HEATING COSTS.

[Seruzawa]

She’s a liar, telling them what they want to hear. If she gets confirmed she will wreak havoc.

No matter what they say in front of cameras, they hate human beings. They plan to murder billions.

[rktman]

Oh, sounds like a shoe in.

[Bell Bouy II]

They all look the same,X Hippies
50 years ago they were protesting why they are now promoting.

Liberalism is a mental disease

[CedarDave]

Liberalism is a mental disease

Liberalism may be a mental disease, but radical socialist progressivism is a nasty contagion among these folks that will lead to them (and everyone else) losing liberty and freedom to big government control.

[ActresponsiblyinVA]

Merit and competence do not matter. Only race matters.

[dynoman]

She was at the NoDAPL protest in ND, so was AOC.

[familyop]

Another consequence of believing conspiracy theory garbage and killing the vote in the Georgia runoffs. Conservatives take responsibility for their failures and improve their work. I don’t see many conservatives among voters now.

[kiryandil]

Even moderate Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) took offense to Biden’s singling out of Alaska in his extreme “climate change” proposals. She said, “Why is this administration out to get us?”

Dumbcowski's constituents should retire her just for this alone.

She contributed to The Steal, and if she wasn't bright enough to figure out that Trump is 10,000 times better than DementJoe's puppeteers on the subject of Alaska's greatest wealth, energy, then she has no business in Theivington, District of Criminals.

[kiryandil]

However, I [Martin Heinrich (DNaziCommie-NM)] want to say we do recognize that the peasants will need to move to a fully decarbonized economy

Us Elites, not so much.

Enjoy eating grass and freezing in the dark like the Texans did last week, peasants.

You can't "vote" us out now, because we automated the vote with the Demoninion machines...

[kiryandil]

Another consequence of believing conspiracy theory garbage and killing the vote in the Georgia runoffs.

And yet still we are unable to examine the Fulton County mail-in ballots, despite the "totally clean election"...

[Pining_4_TX]

Some of these nominees are for show. Biden (or rather whoever is really running things) nominates some super radicals, the Republicans object and pretend to fight, then these radicals withdraw, and Biden’s handlers nominate people who are just as radical but without a trail. Republicans then confirm the new nominees and can claim to us suckers back home that they prevented the worst of the worst from getting the job. It’s a big game.