Sec. Granholm Defends Biden Killing Pipeline, Coal Jobs: They Can Mine the Critical Materials that Go into Batteries

MCCAIN Secretary Granholm I ░░░░░░░░ President Biden was a ░░░░░░░░ tone deaf when he ░░░░░░░░ coal miners to simply ░░░░░░░░ learn to code John ░░░░░░░░ made a similar comment ░░░░░░░░ saying miners could pivot ░░░░░░░░ building solar panels These ░░░░░░░░ aren t options for ░░░░░░░░ workers and these employment ░░░░░░░░ programs have a really ░░░░░░░░ record of leading to ░░░░░░░░ jobs What do you ░░░░░░░░ to people worried that ░░░░░░░░ president s policies will ░░░░░░░░ it hard for them ░░░░░░░░ put food on the ░░░░░░░░ and what do you ░░░░░░░░ to people that will ░░░░░░░░ their jobs who think ░░░░░░░░ being told to code ░░░░░░░░ insulting GRANHOLM Well I ░░░░░░░░ first of all if ░░░░░░░░ want to code of ░░░░░░░░ that opportunity should be ░░░░░░░░ available to them However ░░░░░░░░ are so many jobs ░░░░░░░░ this clean energy space ░░░░░░░░ that have skills that ░░░░░░░░ commensal with the skills ░░░░░░░░ they used in previous ░░░░░░░░ So for example you ░░░░░░░░ we want to be ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ mine the critical materials ░░░░░░░░ go into batteries and ░░░░░░░░ we should have miners ░░░░░░░░ that opportunity or to ░░░░░░░░ sure that they the ░░░░░░░░ fitters and the plumbers ░░░░░░░░ the electricians who are ░░░░░░░░ to be installing clean ░░░░░░░░ or I mean many ░░░░░░░░ are powered by the ░░░░░░░░ that s that underneath ░░░░░░░░ feet in the Earth ░░░░░░░░ geothermal In the U ░░░░░░░░ we don t do ░░░░░░░░ of that It s ░░░░░░░░ and renewable electricity We ░░░░░░░░ be able to put ░░░░░░░░ to work doing things ░░░░░░░░ are similar to the ░░░░░░░░ that they had before ░░░░░░░░ deploying this clean energy ░░░░░░░░ there are millions more ░░░░░░░░ that will be created ░░░░░░░░ this clean energy space ░░░░░░░░ there have been in ░░░░░░░░ fossil fuel sector.”