| The True Harm of President Biden’s Green New Deal Agenda |
This week, President Biden’s Green
New Deal agenda cost 19 employees at Black Butte Coal Company their jobs, and now more families in Wyoming will be dealing with the fallout over the
holidays. My heart breaks seeing good people lose their jobs and what makes this situation particularly painful is the fact it is a direct result of
the Biden administration’s war on domestic energy production and coal in particular. Coal miners work hard to keep the lights and heat on in Wyoming during frigid winter nights and they deserve our gratitude.
Despite what this administration may have you believe, America very much still needs coal, as evidenced by the fact it is the 3rd-largest energy
source for the country’s grid, and Wyoming needs coal miners. Wyoming’s
coal and energy sectors are far from the only ones getting stymied by the Biden administration. Ramaco Resources in northern Wyoming announced this week it discovered the largest unconventional rare earth deposit in our
country worth around $37 billion. The rare earth minerals underground right at home in Wyoming are essential in building electronics, jet engines and
generators. Beyond bringing jobs and investment to the Cowboy State, the find would also create an unprecedented opportunity for our country to break
our dependence on China for certain critical minerals. However, none of that is possible
until President Biden’s overbearing regulatory state gets out of the way. On average, it takes 19 years for a mining project to complete
environmental reviews and get the necessary permits to break ground. It is past time to streamline our permitting process to get these projects
underway.
I will continue to serve as a fierce advocate for Wyoming industries and workers
in Washington to speed up the permitting process to ensure no more energy workers’ jobs are eliminated by radical environmentalists’
political vendetta. Happy
Trails, | 
