{"id":2322712,"date":"2024-08-11T12:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T16:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dave-mccormick-blasts-harris-over-past-support-for-banning-fracking-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-11T12:50:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T16:50:42","slug":"dave-mccormick-blasts-harris-over-past-support-for-banning-fracking-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dave-mccormick-blasts-harris-over-past-support-for-banning-fracking-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave McCormick blasts Harris over past support for banning fracking &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fdave-mccormick-blasts-harris-over-past-support-for-banning-fracking-washington-examiner%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=2322712&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--><p>Republican Senate candidate \u200dDave McCormick\u200c criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for her shifting stance on fracking during\u200b an\u200c interview on Fox News. He accused \u200dher of \u2063abandoning her earlier\u200d position supporting a\u2063 fracking \u2062ban after she\u200b became the Democratic presidential nominee. \u200dWhile Harris had \u200bpreviously indicated strong opposition to\u200d fracking during her\u2062 2020 campaign, her current campaign claims that \u2064she would not seek a ban if\u2063 elected. McCormick, running against Democratic Senator Bob Casey in Pennsylvania, argued that \u2064both Harris and Casey share \u200can \u200bextreme\u2064 liberal\u2063 agenda that negatively impacts the state&#8217;s energy sector, emphasizing the \u2064significance\u200c of fracking to \u200dthe Pennsylvania \u2064economy. He also linked Harris\u2062 to issues of inflation, suggesting that her policies have contributed to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eu-lawmakers-call-for-more-legal-migration-to-supposedly-stop-illegal-immigration\/\" title=\"EU Lawmakers Call for More Legal Migration to Supposedly Stop Illegal Immigration\">economic challenges facing<\/a> the state \u200cand the nation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Dave McCormick blasts Harris over past support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">banning fracking<\/a><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1727401\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Republican Senate contender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-mccormick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Dave McCormick<\/a>, who is running against Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bob-casey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bob Casey<\/a> (D-PA), attacked Vice President Kamala Harris for changing her position on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fracking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fracking<\/a> after becoming the Democratic presidential nominee.<\/p>\n<p>Harris, who President Joe Biden endorsed after bowing out of the race last month, has reversed course on a number of issues since launching her campaign. Harris was one of the most liberal contenders for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-susan-collins-censured-by-another-gop-county-cmte-over-vote-to-convict-president-trump-in-impeachment-trial\/\" title=\"Sen. Susan Collins censured by another GOP County CMTE over vote to convict President Trump in impeachment trial\">president back<\/a> in 2020 and has since backtracked on some major issues recently.<\/p>\n<p>McCormick said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Sunday Morning Futures<\/em> that this election is &ldquo;a contrast between strength and weakness.&rdquo; He said that both Harris and Casey, who he is facing in the Senate race, have &ldquo;an extreme liberal agenda.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And nowhere is that more clear than in energy,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> has said she wants to ban fracking, transition energy workers, she&rsquo;s having a change of heart now that she&rsquo;s running for president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/energy-environment\/4795337-kamala-harris-fracking-ban-stance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a>&nbsp;the <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><em>Hill<\/em>&nbsp;that she would not seek to ban fracking if she were<\/span> elected. That was after previously telling CNN while running for president in 2019, &ldquo;There&rsquo;s no question I&rsquo;m in favor of banning fracking.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>McCormick, a graduate of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/west-point\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. Military Academy<\/a>&nbsp;and a combat&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/veterans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">veteran<\/a>&nbsp;who has made a major name for himself in the world of business and finance, also tied Harris to the nearly four years of high inflation that the country has experienced. He also emphasized how fracking is an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fishers-restaurateurs-even-a-u-s-senator-up-in-arms-after-maine-lobsters-placed-on-environmentalist-red-list\/\" title=\"Fishers, Restaurateurs, Even A U.S. Senator Up In Arms After Maine Lobsters Placed On Environmentalist \u2018Red List\u2019\">important economic driver<\/a> for Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And listen, these are the same people &mdash; Casey, Harris &mdash; that said President Biden was OK until he wasn&rsquo;t OK; they said excessive spending wouldn&rsquo;t drive inflation,&rdquo; McCormick said. &ldquo;Energy is critical to Pennsylvania; we&rsquo;ve got the fourth-largest natural gas reserves in the world, and this creates wonderful job opportunity for decades to come for Pennsylvanians.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In another policy-position change that was first reported by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, Harris&rsquo;s campaign spokesperson said she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3106367\/harris-reverses-support-federal-job-guarantee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>no longer supports<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/six-policies-harris-has-pivoted-on-since-ascending-to-top-of-democratic-ticket-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Six policies Harris has pivoted on since ascending to top of Democratic ticket - Washington Examiner\">federal job guarantee<\/a>, an idea championed by some on the Left and Green New Deal proponents.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rolling back energy-related regulations would be a major boost for the state, McCormick said during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/2963148\/pennsylvania-senate-hopeful-dave-mccormick-lays-out-economic-priorities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>interview about his economic vision<\/a> a few months back.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Dealing with all the environmental restrictions, all the liabilities that are associated with drilling and transferring energy, liquid gas in particular, that is really key to our economic renewal,&rdquo; McCormick told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1727401\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1727401\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave McCormick criticizes Harris for her previous stance on fracking. The Republican Senate candidate, who is challenging Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), accused Vice President Kamala Harris of altering her views on fracking since she became the Democratic presidential nominee. After withdrawing from the race last month, Harris received an endorsement from President Joe Biden and has shifted her positions on several key issues since launching her campaign. In 2020, she was one of the most progressive candidates but has recently moderated some of her stances. During an appearance on Fox News&#8217;s Sunday Morning Futures, McCormick described this election as a &#8220;contrast between strength and weakness,&#8221; asserting that both Harris and Casey promote &#8220;an extreme liberal agenda,&#8221; particularly regarding energy policy. He pointed out that Harris previously advocated for banning fracking and transitioning energy workers but seems to have changed her mind now that she&#8217;s running for president. A spokesperson for Harris stated that she would not pursue a ban on fracking if elected, despite having expressed support for such a ban during a CNN interview in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>McCormick, who is a U.S. Military Academy graduate and combat veteran with significant experience in business and finance, also linked Harris to the ongoing high inflation affecting the country over nearly four years. He highlighted the importance of fracking as an economic driver in Pennsylvania: &#8220;Energy is critical to Pennsylvania; we\u2019ve got the fourth-largest natural gas reserves in the world, which creates excellent job opportunities for decades.&#8221; Additionally, he noted how both Casey and Harris had previously supported President Biden until they no longer did so and claimed they believed excessive spending wouldn&#8217;t lead to inflation.<\/p>\n<p>In another shift reported by the Washington Examiner, it was revealed that Harris no longer supports a federal job guarantee\u2014a proposal favored by some leftist groups and advocates of the Green New Deal. McCormick emphasized during an earlier interview his belief that reducing energy-related regulations would significantly benefit Pennsylvania&#8217;s economy: \u201cAddressing all environmental restrictions related to drilling and transporting energy\u2014especially liquid gas\u2014is crucial for our economic revival.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2683,"featured_media":2322713,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mccormick-harris-fracking.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[33053,5499,4021,37043],"class_list":["post-2322712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-dave-mccormick","tag-fracking","tag-harris","tag-political-debate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/mccormick-harris-fracking.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322712","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\/2683"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322712\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}