Okla. AG joins Jeb Bush campaign
Bush briefly mentioned the environmental benefits of natural gas, which he said was a less carbon-intensive fuel source, but insisted protection of land and waterways disrupted by fracking techniques had to go hand in hand with promoting economic growth.
Bush on Tuesday is scheduled to lay out his energy policy during a visit to the Cecil offices of Rice Energy, which produces natural gas in the Marcellus and Utica shales. “I was like, I don’t think they did this right”.
Bush’s proposal includes approving the Keystone XL Pipeline, lifting a 40-year-old ban on exporting crude oil, easing restrictions on natural gas exports, reducing a few environmental regulation and allowing states to determine their own energy desires.
While Bush has maintained that he’s playing the long game, racking up as much money as he can in an effort to outlast his opponents instead of outcompeting them, Bush’s large donor network is getting antsy.
Many economists note that oil is a global commodity and say United States of America production has little to do with overall pricing.
The ad buys are a sign of the financial strength of Bush, who was once considered the heavy favorite for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination and is now fighting to stay among the leaders.
“Energy is not just a sector of our economy”.
That would help reduce the nation’s trade deficit, he said, and would not lead to a significant price increase domestically, according to a Department of Energy-commissioned study.
“I believe that ideas have consequences and policy really matters, and General Pruitt’s going to play a key role in that”, Bush said.
“I’m going to win when I show my heart for people, the plight that they’re in”, Bush said.
“We do not have a supply problem in our energy sector”. Its approval, he said, would increase gross domestic product by over $3 billion and support 42,000 jobs while the pipeline is under construction.
Larry Wilmore hosted Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson for a roundtable discussion on Jeb Bush – who suggested that black voters expect “free stuff” in exchange for their electoral support.
William Yeatman, a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute specializing in energy policy, praised Bush’s proposal. “At least two states, Alaska and Virginia, have expressed an interest in further developing energy resources but have been thwarted or constrained by the Obama administration”.
In calling for the federal government to yield to local officials and residents, Bush plans to argue that states and tribes “are best able to weigh the benefits and costs of oil and gas development”.
“These are the kinds of things Bush has to do, in part to set himself apart as the experienced problem-solver, the adult in the room”, said Chip Felkel, a South Carolina-based presidential strategist not tied to any campaign. Another example was when John McCain called then Senator Obama a “decent family man” which hurt him with republican voters.