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The Biden Administration

Representatives Of
Manufacturing Sector
Affirm Smart Energy Policy,
Ally With Oil And Gas
Editor's Note: Amid an eventful first
100 days in office, President Joe Biden's
administration has made a number of
policy moves in the name of protecting
the global climate that many oil and gas
industry representatives deem an aggressive and counterproductive attack on the
country's primary energy sources. However, concerns about the implications of
the administration's anti-development
signals have not been limited to hydrocarbon producers, and include both the

RYAN
ULLMAN

Ryan Ullman is vice president of
government relations and political affairs
for the Independent Petroleum Association of America, where he has worked
since 2003. A 17-year veteran, his issues
portfolio includes taxation, budget,
safety, environmental matters and global
climate change, and pertains to both
legislation and regulatory agencies. Ullman handles IPAA's outreach to members
of Congress as well as political analysis.
He also manages IPAA's grassroots
lobbying and coalitions, particularly
with the numerous state oil and natural
gas trade associations as well as national
groups within Washington that are directly or indirectly impacted by energy
policies focused on the industry. Ullman
attended Rocky Mountain College, where
he majored in psychology.
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factories who rely on them for fuel and
feedstock, as well as the manufacturers
who supply the industry with equipment.
Therefore, AOGR welcomes to its pages
the Independent Petroleum Association
of America's Ryan Ullman, who sat down
for a conversation with the National Association of Manufacturers' Rachel Jones.
Ryan Ullman: What are NAM's priorities in this first year of the Biden Administration?

RACHEL
JONES

Rachel Jones is vice president of energy and resources policy at the National
Association of Manufacturers, where she
oversees NAM's energy and environmental policy work and addresses issues
ranging from energy production and use
to air and water quality, climate change,
energy efficiency and environmental regulation. She is a key voice for manufacturing on Capitol Hill, at federal agencies
and across the media. Her other experience includes working as the environment
and energy counsel for the U.S. House
of Representatives Committee on Science,
Space and Technology and as a legal
fellow for the U.S. Senate Committee on
Environment and Public Works. Jones
has a B.A. from Oklahoma Baptist University and a J.D. from University of
Tulsa College of Law.

Rachel Jones: Manufacturers are committed to protecting human health, the
environment and the communities in
which we live and serve. As we build our
bridge to the future, we believe in an allof-government approach to this challenge
and an all-in approach to energy production. The Biden administration has an
ambitious agenda in the energy and environment space, and NAM looks forward
to continuing to work with the new administration and Congress, particularly
as they address climate change.
Combating climate change requires a
global partnership and a global solution.
As manufacturers drive down emissions,
we also must continue to support and
protect families and American jobs. We
want to expand American energy production. To accomplish this goal, we
need a true global partnership on energy
and environmental policy.
Ullman: On day one of his administration, President Biden rescinded the
permit for the Keystone Pipeline. What
did the manufacturers have to say about
that decision?
Jones: NAM wasted no time in raising
alarms over President Biden's Keystone
XL announcement. When President Biden
issued an executive order rescinding the
permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, NAM
President and Chief Executive Officer Jay
Timmons said, " Manufacturers are disappointed with the administration's decision
to block this sustainable project, which
can serve as a model for infrastructure of
the future, and if not reconsidered, represents a missed opportunity for manufacturing workers in America. Rebuilding
our economy will require us to invest in

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