{"id":2024789,"date":"2023-09-07T15:25:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T19:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alaska-democrat-faces-uncertain-future-following-bidens-latest-environmental-move\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T15:27:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T19:27:07","slug":"alaska-democrat-faces-uncertain-future-following-bidens-latest-environmental-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alaska-democrat-faces-uncertain-future-following-bidens-latest-environmental-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaska Democrat&#8217;s future uncertain after Biden&#8217;s environmental decision."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falaska-democrat-faces-uncertain-future-following-bidens-latest-environmental-move%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2024789&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A vulnerable Democratic representative in Alaska faces potential consequences\u200c from President Joe \u2062Biden&#8217;s environmental agenda<\/h2>\n<p>A vulnerable\u200d Democratic representative in Alaska could fall victim to the latest item on President Joe Biden&#8217;s environmental agenda\u200b \u2014 the cancellation of \u200call remaining oil and\u2063 gas leases \u2064in the Arctic \u200cNational Wildlife Refuge granted under former President Donald Trump&#8217;s administration.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Biden announced his \u2062administration&#8217;s intent to cancel the seven remaining leases in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alaska-democrat-faces-uncertain-future-following-bidens-latest-environmental-move\/\" title=\"Alaska Democrat's future uncertain after Biden's environmental decision.\">energy-rich area<\/a>. His Department of\u200d Interior further \u2063announced \u2062the proposal of \u2062new regulations to\u2062 &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-cancels-7-trump-era-oil-and-gas-leases-in-alaskas-arctic-region\/\" title=\"Biden cancels 7 Trump oil leases in Arctic.\">ensure maximum protection<\/a>&#8221; for over 13 million\u200c acres\u2063 in \u2064the ANWR.<\/p>\n<h3>Alaska&#8217;s economy and jobs \u200bat stake<\/h3>\n<p>ANWR&#8217;s oil and gas exploration, development, and drilling are understood to\u2063 be a boon \u2062to Alaska&#8217;s economic sector, also providing roughly 61,000 jobs in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Following\u2064 the announcement, Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) joined Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK)\u200c in releasing \u200ca statement opposing the move.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I am deeply frustrated by the reversal of these\u2063 leases in ANWR,&#8221; Peltola said. \u2064&#8221;This administration showed that it is capable of listening to Alaskans with the approval of\u2063 the Willow\u200c Project,\u2064 and \u2064it \u2063is some of those same Inupiat North Slope communities who\u2063 are \u2063the ones\u2064 that are\u2064 most impacted by this decision.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will\u200d continue to advocate for them and for Alaska&#8217;s ability to explore and develop our natural resources,\u200b from the critical minerals \u200cwe need for our\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-unveils-historic-green-initiatives-for-industrial-sector\/\" title=\"Biden Unveils \u2018Historic\u2019 Green Initiatives For Industrial Sector\">clean energy transition<\/a> to the domestic oil\u2063 and gas we\u200d need to get us there. We can only get to that transition by listening to the people on the\u200c ground. Finally, we can&#8217;t keep \u200cerasing our progress with \u200devery administration. I will\u2063 continue to advocate for permitting reform that includes\u200b predictable timelines from the federal \u2063government, which must \u2062be a reliable partner in leasing and developing our resources,&#8221;\u2063 she\u200d continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Peltola won election to Congress in \u20642022 following the death \u200cof Republican\u200d Rep. \u200cDon\u200b Young.\u2064 She faced a challenge \u2064from the\u200d late Republican Sen. John McCain&#8217;s former running\u2064 mate Sarah \u2064Palin,\u200b who once served as governor of the\u2062 state. However, \u200bPeltola defeated Palin by 10 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>Both of Alaska&#8217;s senators, its governor, and its state \u2062House\u2062 and Senate leaders are members of\u200c the Republican Party. \u200bIn order to win election, Peltola focused \u2064on\u2062 issues of great importance to the \u2063state,\u200d prioritizing fish conservation, support for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-legislation-would-provide-child-tax-credit-for-unborn-babies\/\" title=\"New law grants child tax credit to unborn babies.\">child tax \u2062credit<\/a>, and\u2062 support for the Second\u2062 Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>Now that Biden has \u200dgone\u2064 against \u2064the wishes of the entirety of Alaska&#8217;s congressional delegation and its governor, it&#8217;s unclear \u2063how or if Peltola \u2063plans to distance herself from the president. The Alaskan Democrat&#8217;s office and \u200bcampaign could not be reached for comment.<\/p>\n<p>She \u2062endorsed Biden&#8217;s reelection bid in April, saying, \u201cWe don\u2019t always see eye \u2064to eye, \u2062but President Biden has\u200c impressed me with his\u2062 support for Willow \u2062and his commitment to civil, constructive discussions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll support him \u200das long as he continues to include Alaskans\u200b in \u2063those\u200c discussions,&#8221; \u2063she added.<\/p>\n<p>Despite framing herself as a centrist, especially when it comes to Biden&#8217;s agenda, Peltola was photographed\u2062 on Wednesday attending \u200da fundraiser with progressive Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA). Swalwell notably co-sponsored the Arctic Refuge Protection Act \u2062in 2021, which sought to permanently void any\u200d new oil and\u200d gas leases\u2063 as well as \u200cany exploration or\u2062 development \u2063of\u2064 resources\u200d in ANWR.<\/p>\n<p>The Juneau, Alaska, event also featured Reps. \u200bMike Thompson (D-CA) and Dan Kildee (D-MI).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith far-left \u200dfriends like Biden\u2063 and Swalwell, who needs enemies? Extreme Democrat Mary Peltola bear-hugging sworn enemies of Alaska \u200cenergy jobs shows\u200b how hollow her claims to be \u2018frustrated\u2019 are,&#8221; \u2063said National Republican Congressional Committee Spokesperson Ben Petersen.<\/p>\n<p>Peltola&#8217;s \u200bseat is rated as &#8220;Lean\u200b Democrat&#8221; by the Cook Political Report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A vulnerable Alaskan Democratic representative may suffer from President Biden&#8217;s environmental agenda, which aims to cancel all oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge granted by Trump. Biden recently declared his intention to cancel the seven remaining leases, posing a potential threat to the representative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2024790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2024789","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2024789","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2024789"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2024789\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2024790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2024789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2024789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2024789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}