It took four tries, but Rep. Deb Haaland finally acknowledged Wednesday that she supports President Biden’s hotly criticized decision to shut down the Keystone XL pipeline.
Sen. Jim Risch, Idaho Republican, asked Ms. Haaland four times whether she supported the president’s Jan. 20 cancellation of the 2017 cross-border pipeline permit, and after much side-stepping, the Interior secretary nominee reluctantly replied in the affirmative.
“Do you support shutting down the Keystone pipeline?” asked Mr. Risch on his fourth attempt.
The New Mexico Democrat responded: “Senator, if I say that I support President Biden’s agenda, I assume that you could take my answer as a yes.”
She previously said that she felt “very confident” about Mr. Biden‘s decision, that he “cares deeply about our environment,” and that “if I am confirmed as secretary, it is his agenda that I would seek to move forward.”
The back-and-forth on the 1,179-mile pipeline segment came on the second day of confirmation hearings before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Republican Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho presses Haaland on whether she supports shutting down the Keystone XL pipeline.
Haaland responds saying she does support shutting down the pipeline adding, “one of the reasons why is that I support President Biden.” pic.twitter.com/lx6OxsAnhl
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Asked why she supported shuttering the project, which would have run oil from Alberta to Steele City, Nebraska, Ms. Haaland said that she trusts Mr. Biden.
“One of the reasons why is that I support President Biden,” she said. “I think he’s thought deeply about these things, and I think that he cares deeply about our environment. And I do as well.”
Mr. Risch pressed her for more details, saying that “you told me that you did support his shutting down the Keystone pipeline, but I’m looking for your reasons why you think that’s a good idea.”
Not this time.
“Senator, I’m not sure that I have the full answer for you other than to say I know that there are a lot of people in this country who care deeply about our environment,” Ms. Haaland said.
“And that is one area that folks have been passionate about,” she said. “I know there’s a lot of passion on both sides of the issue.”
Mr. Risch responded, “There sure is, particularly people who lost their jobs as a result of that.”
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She is even more worst them Babbling Babbit was a total liberal activists and a Eco-Freak. Like just about all Democ-Rats Biden takes his picks from the bottom of the Dumpster
let’s set the record straight Biden is not choosing anyone for his cabinet or as an advisor because he’s a demented old fool. The leftist communist in the Democrat party are choosing nominees. They are choosing them from their communist roster of the most offensive people on earth.