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Biden Could Reduce the Nation’s Production of Oil and Gas, but Probably Not as Much as Many Hope
Oil markets will likely have greater sway on drilling, despite the candidate’s plans to ban permits on federal lands, limit methane emissions and make polluters pay.
October 2, 2020
There are over 1,100 producing oil wells in the McKittrick oil field north of McKittrick, California. Credit: Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times via Getty
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This year’s election might seem to present an existential moment for the nation’s oil and gas industry. One candidate says he would phase out fossil fuels to address a climate crisis while the other promises to continue expanding drilling and production.
Don’t Worry About Joe Manchin
The West Virginia senator was cozy with Trump for political reasons. But he’s less of an obstacle to an ambitious agenda than an organized gang of Senate moderates.
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There is now a new most powerful person in the United States: Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia. With the Senate evenly split, Manchin, a Democrat representing a state in which nearly 70 percent of the votes cast in both the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections went to Donald Trump, has the power to break a tied vote on almost any legislative business requiring a simple majority to pass. He can even decide which bills get to be passed with a simple majority.
By A. Kim | January 22, 2021 | 11:37am EST
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(CNS News) – Hours after being sworn in as the 46
th president of the United States, Democrat Joe Biden signed 17 executive orders reversing core components of the Trump agenda. On immigration in particular, Biden’s order is a sweeping change that reflects a return to Obama-era policy.
“The policy of my Administration is to protect national and border security, address the humanitarian challenges at the southern border, and ensure public health and safety,” states President Biden in the order. “We must also adhere to due process of law as we safeguard the dignity and well-being of all families and communities. My Administration will reset the policies and practices for enforcing civil immigration laws to align enforcement with these values and priorities.”
And in the Senate, just barely. In terms of actual legislating, it’s going to be tough for [Biden], said Lawless. We talk a lot about how Kamala Harris is going to be in the position to cast the tie-breaking vote as a result the Democrats have control. But in the committee system, there are an equal number of Democrats and Republicans on each committee. GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST What that means is Chuck Schumer does get to appoint Committee Chairs so the Democrats will control the agenda in each committee, she said. It’s up to the Committee chair to determine whether the committee holds a hearing, whether there’s a vote, whether the committee sends a bill out for full floor consideration.