Sullivan Explains Yes Vote on Haaland
Sen. Dan Sullivan was one of the votes in the Senate that confirmed radical Democrat Rep. Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior, releasing the following statement explaining the rationale behind his vote, and the promises he received from her during his several conversations with the New Mexico Native American- Norwegian. His office released this statement regarding his vote: Every vote I take in this Chamber, I try to cast based on what I think will be best for the constituents I represent, my state and our country. Sometimes, of course, that’s not always so easy to discern. The vote to confirm Congresswoman Deb Haaland was one of the most difficult I have made during my time in the U.S. Senate. In normal times, I would have firmly opposed the confirmation of Congresswoman Haaland. As a congresswoman, Haaland took positions publicly — cosponsoring the Green New Deal, prohibiting all gas and oil leasing on federal lands, and displaying hostility toward Alaska Native people and systems just because they are different from the Lower 48 model she is familiar
with — that I believe would clearly negatively impact Alaska and America. In normal times, this would be an easy “no” vote.
But these are not normal times. Our
state’s economy and our working families are under pressure, stress and assault due to the pandemic and the Biden administration’s
initial hostile actions against Alaska and our resource development sector. I believe that my vote to confirm Congresswoman Haaland as Secretary of the Interior may enhance my ability to successfully advocate for a ceasefire in the Biden administration’s war on the Alaska economy and working families. We need all the help we can get, particularly from the head of an agency, the Department of the Interior, that wields enormous power over our state and our economy. It’s also important to keep in mind that a “no” vote
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