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On the recordApril 26, 2021
I rise today on the Senate floor to call for the resignation of John Kerry as a member of the Biden administration's National Security Council. Now, I don't do this lightly. As a matter of fact, in my entire time in the Senate, I have never called for anyone's resignation--Obama- Biden administration, Trump administration, Biden administration now. I have been tempted, particularly when some in government have tried to hurt my State. A lot of that is going on right now with the Biden administration. But his record--John Kerry's record--of undermining working families and working against American national security interests is too much to bear. He needs to go. Today, I have heard such disturbing news that, if true, it should absolutely result in the call of John Kerry either being fired or resigning. Enough is enough. Why am I saying this? First, he is killing jobs, arrogantly killing American jobs. That is a fact. He is putting hard-working Americans, particularly in the energy sector--the great men and women who make our country strong by developing oil and gas resources; a lot of my constituents--in the name of climate goals, he is putting them out of work. He is going to Wall Street, saying: Don't finance these projects anymore. That is what reporters are saying. On these issues, I completely and adamantly disagree with the arrogant way--frankly, callous way--he says: Hey, people need to move on to better jobs.…
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Dan Sullivan
Republican · Alaska
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Apr 26, 2021

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