The Senate confirmed this on Thursday Jennifer Granholm
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She was confirmed in a 64-35 vote, with several Republicans voting alongside Democrats to support the nomination.
Granholm, who was Governor of Michigan from 2003-2011, is tasked with helping President Biden
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The former governor’s supporters have praised her work on jobs and clean energy in the state of Michigan.
“I watched her deal with the tough challenges she faced during the Great Recession, when the bottom of the auto industry fell in her state,” said Sen. Joe Manchin
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“She has the leadership skills, the vision and the compassion … to meet the climate challenge while preserving our energy security, protecting our national security, cleaning up the Cold War legacy and preserving our scientific and technological prowess. , ”he added in a speech before the vote.
However, some Republicans remain skeptical of her and have raised concerns about the impact of the Biden administration’s agenda on the fossil fuel industry.
“President Biden has declared war on the American energy and energy workers,” Sen. John Barrasso
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Both Biden and Granholm have emphasized that they want the transition to clean energy to create new jobs in different sectors of the economy.
The agency that will manage Granholm has a broad portfolio, including the country’s nuclear weapon stockpile. At her January hearing, Granholm said her priorities would be to ensure US national security and support scientific work in national laboratories that extends to the work on climate change.
Under pressure from Republicans on fossil fuels, Granholm said it is “a good thing” that the US is the world’s largest oil and natural gas producer, and expressed support for the capture and capture technology still developing. storing carbon to produce those fuels in a cleaner way.
By announcing Granholm as his nominee, Biden praised her clean energy and job track record from when she was Michigan’s governor.
Throughout her career, she has worked with states, cities, businesses and workers to gain promotion [a] clean energy future, ”Biden said in December.
The Senate has worked to confirm Biden’s nominees, although many have not yet received a vote.
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