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What do you think of Biden bringing Cedric Richmond into his administration as a senior adviser?

Asked by gorillapaws (30865points) November 17th, 2020

Biden is planning to bring Cedric Richmond onto his team as a senior adviser. Among his roles, he’s “also expected to serve as a liaison with the business community and climate change activists.”

Richmond’s district (since 2011) is known as “Cancer Alley” due to a chemical plant that’s pumping out chloroprene—a likely carcinogen.

This article goes into details

“7 of the 10 most air-polluted census tracts in America sit in his district”

He’s taken over $400k in campaign donations from oil/gas and chemical donations and is ranked 6th in receiving total donations received over his career from chemical manufacturers, and opposed many environmental bills as well as voting with Republicans to undermine environmental reviews for LNG and also supported the Keystone XL Pipeline.

Is this the right person for Biden to choose as a liaison between environmentalists and business interests?

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ragingloli's avatar

On the face of it a clear attempt at pandering to the fossil fuel industry, so that the donations do not dry up.

Hamb's avatar

Steve Ricchetti, who helped the Biden campaign lead an anti-M4A campaign, has been named Counselor to the President. He is a former pharmaceutical lobbyist.

ragingloli's avatar

Just in case anyone was still suffering from the delusion that Biden was some kind of “radical leftist”.

janbb's avatar

I’m just saying this here once. I’m taking a break for a while from political outrage because it does not do my mental health any good. I need to breathe.

ragingloli's avatar

@janbb
You should scroll through this then.

gorillapaws's avatar

@janbb…Or check out The Dodo videos. I find them necessary.

janbb's avatar

@gorillapaws Yes, they help!

filmfann's avatar

You mean he didn’t get someone eminently qualified, like the My Pillow guy?

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