Senate Confirms Former Michigan Governor Granholm As Energy Secretary

The Senate confirmed on Thursday Jennifer granholmJennifer GranholmOVERNIGHT ENERGY: Key Vote for Haaland Confirmation | Oil and Gas Leasing Update | SEC Update on Climate Risk Disclosure Requirements The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by The AIDS Institute – Pointing the finger at the riot on Capitol Hill; GOP balks at Biden’s relief plan Haaland courts moderate during tense Senate confirmation hearing MORE to lead the energy department, making her the last cabinet candidate to be confirmed this week.

It was confirmed in a 64-35 vote with several Republicans voting alongside Democrats to support the nomination.

Granholm, who served as governor of Michigan from 2003 to 2011, will be responsible for helping President BidenJoe BidenKlain on Manchin’s Objection to Neera Tanden: He’s “ not responding to us at the White House ” Senators have no timeline on National Guard pullout, Capitol Defense fence overnight: new chairman of the armed forces of the Senate talks about a candidate for Pentagon politics, Afghanistan, more | Biden reads report on Khashoggi murder | Austin highlights vaccine safety in new video LEARN MORE make the U.S. transition to clean energy as part of its goal of putting the country on the path to carbon neutrality by 2050.

Supporters for the former governor have praised the work she has done on jobs and clean energy in the state of Michigan.

“I saw how she handled the tough challenges she faced during the Great Recession when the auto industry bottomed out in her state,” Sen said. Joe manchinJoseph (Joe) ManchinKlain on Manchin’s objection to Neera Tanden: He’s “not responding to us in the White House” Klain says Harris would not cancel MP on minimum wage hike. Biden signs supply chain order after ‘positive’ meeting with lawmakers READ MORE (DW.Va.). “She helped save the national auto industry; it has diversified Michigan’s economy; it made new investments in a new industry and it created new jobs, leaving no workers behind.

“She has the leadership skills, the vision and the compassion … to face the climate challenge and at the same time preserve our energy security, protect our national security, cleanse the legacy of the Cold War and preserve our scientific prowess and technological, ”he added in a speech before the vote.

However, some Republicans remain skeptical of it and have expressed concerns about the impact of the Biden administration’s program on the fossil fuel industry.

“President Biden has declared war on American energy and on American energy workers,” the senator said. John barrassoJohn Anthony Barrasso Haaland Courts Moderate During Tense Senate Confirmation Hearing Udalls: Haaland Criticism Motivated ‘By Something Other Than His Record’ Haaland Courts Moderate During Tense Confirmation Hearing MORE (R-Wyo.) Said on the bedroom floor. “I cannot in good conscience vote to endorse his candidate for Secretary of Energy.”

Both Biden and Granholm have stressed that they want the clean energy transition to create new jobs in various sectors of the economy.

The agency that Granholm is about to run has a large portfolio that includes the country’s stockpile of nuclear weapons. At his January hearing, Granholm said his priorities would be to ensure the national security of the United States and to support scientific work in national laboratories that would extend to work on climate change.

Pressed by Republicans on fossil fuels, Granholm said it was a “good thing” that the United States was the world’s largest producer of oil and natural gas, and expressed support for capture technology and carbon storage systems still in development to produce these fuels in a cleaner manner.

Announcing Granholm as her nominee, Biden touted her record on clean energy and jobs since being governor of Michigan.

“Throughout her career, she has worked with states, cities, businesses and unions to promote [a] clean energy future, ”Biden said in December.

The Senate has worked to confirm Biden’s candidates, although many have yet to receive a vote.

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