2 years ago
236
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) got the CEO of ExxonMobile to admit that helium talked to members of Congress astir clime alteration provisions successful the reconciliation bill.
Video:
AOC: Have you participated successful immoderate calls with members of Congress passim this process of reconciliation and infrastructure?
ExxonMobil CEO: I person pic.twitter.com/vL5Tr8AjRu
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 28, 2021
The CEO admitted that helium has participated successful calls regarding infrastructure and clime alteration legislation. It doesn’t instrumentality a detective to fig retired who helium has been lobbying to get escaped of clime alteration provisions that would interaction Big Oil successful the legislation.
Joe Manchin is the seat of the Senate committee that conducts oversight connected the fossil substance industry. Sen. Manchin was besides the subordinate who demanded that clime alteration provisions that would person impacted the fossil substance manufacture beryllium removed from the bill.
Build Back Better looks similar it is connected the passage, but the process of getting determination has made it wide that Big Oil inactive has its greasy hands successful the backmost pockets of immoderate members of Congress.
The White House wanted stronger clime alteration provisions. Almost each Democrats successful Congress supported the clime alteration provisions, but Big Oil had Joe Manchin and astir apt a fewer others who they utilized to support America from doing everything imaginable to support the planet.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He is besides a White House Press Pool and a Congressional analogous for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree successful Political Science. His postgraduate enactment focused connected nationalist policy, with a specialization successful societal betterment movements.
Awards and Professional Memberships
Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association
English (US) ·