Mitch Daniels possible presidential campaign, 2016/Natural resources
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Mitch Daniels |
Former Governor of Indiana (2005-2013) Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (2001-2003) |
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Energy production
Daniels on Fox News discussing the Keystone XL Pipeline. December 8, 2011. |
- In a December 2011 interview on Fox News, Mitch Daniels argued for the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline and that the pipeline would generate jobs.[1]
- In a CNN interview in September 2011, Daniels stated that "we ought to be wholeheartedly supportive of domestic energy production in every form, absolutely every form."[2]
- In a keynote speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in 2011, Daniels supported drilling and fracking in order to "unleash in every way the jobs' potential in the enormous energy resources we have been denying ourselves."[3]
Environmental protection
- In 2009, Mitch Daniels wrote an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal opposing cap and trade, which proposed limiting carbon emissions. Daniels argued against the act largely on economic and fiscal issues.[4]
- While touring southern Indiana in 2009, Daniels argued that the burden of the carbon tax would fall on the customers of the utility companies and would hurt the state’s ability to attract new businesses and impact job creation.[5]
Recent news
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See also
Footnotes
- ↑ Fox News, "Interview by Martha MacCallum," accessed April 21, 2015
- ↑ CNN, "Piers Tonight," accessed April 21, 2015
- ↑ American Rhetoric, "Mitch Daniels - Keynote Speech to the Conservative Political Action Committee," February 11, 2011
- ↑ The Wall Street Journal, "Indiana Says 'No Thanks' to Cap and Trade," May 15, 2009
- ↑ Greene County Daily World, "Gov. Daniels proud that Indiana has stepped up and passed historic coal legislation," March 27, 2009