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N.J. steelworkers and windmills perfect together | Opinion
Updated Jan 21, 2021;
Posted Jan 21, 2021
Del Vitale, the director United Steelworkers-District 4, and Debra Coyle McFadden, executive director for the New Jersey Work Environment Council, say United Steelworkers, who helped build New York City skyscrapers, have earned the right to deliver the same quality product to the builders of wind turbines.
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By Del Vitale and Debra Coyle McFadden
Victor Teran and his colleagues at Banker Steel in South Plainfield go to work every day proud that their skill and dedication keep some of New York City’s biggest buildings sturdy and safe.
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Douglas Heye is the ex-deputy chief of staff to former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, a GOP strategist and a CNN political commentator. Follow him on Twitter @dougheye. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion on CNN. (CNN)Washington has been dysfunctional for a long time. The deep partisan divide has kept Congress from getting big things done. If we re going to change that, we ll have to do it together, especially now that the Senate is split 50-50.
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It s a tall order, but as a Republican who has spent a good part of the last 30 years on Capitol Hill, I can say this: There is no politician better positioned to make this happen than Joe Biden.
Transportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg claimed Thursday that President Biden's decision to block the Keystone XL Pipeline is part of a broader plan that will end up being a net positive for employment, despite union outrage based on the loss of more than a thousand jobs.
GOP Reps Condemn Keystone Cancellation as Dems Stay Silent
President Joe Biden’s cancellation of the Keystone XL Pipeline construction permit approved by his predecessor is drawing heavy fire from congressional Republicans.
“President Biden’s decision to rescind an essential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline puts thousands of present and future union jobs at risk and undermines the trust of our friends and allies in Canada who have invested billions of dollars into the completion of this vital pipeline,” House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) said in a joint statement with Reps. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) and Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.).