Navajo Nation Casts Friendly Eyes on Trump, Hoping for Big Time Coal Jobs

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Navajo Nation members are turning hopeful eyes toward President Donald Trump, waiting — with anticipation — to see how his new administration might open up coal opportunities that have been stopped for years under Barack Obama.

According to Breitbart, roughly 20 percent of the Navajo Nation’s annual general fund revenues come from lease agreement,s royalties and other payments tied to the Navajo Generating Station and the Kayenta Mine in Arizona. But production at these plants have been impeded in recent times because of regulatory costs put in place by Obama.

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The Navajo Nation has cast hopeful eyes on the President Donald Trump administration over the money-making possibilities of coal.

And that means the Navajo Nation’s schools, parks emergency services and infrastructure have suffered seriously financial dings.

But now — all that could change. Trump’s White House has vowed an easier time for coal industry workers.

As Breitbart reported:

“[The Navajo Nation is hoping Trump] and the Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will help resolve this crisis by working to keep the plant open for 10 years so that alternative income streams can be developed ahead of its closure.

“‘The president made a pledge to the coal industry to do whatever he can to help those workers,’ a senior white house official told reporters on Monday ahead of Trump’s executive order on Tuesday to roll back much of the ‘climate change’ policies put in place by Obama.

“Russell Begaye, president of the Navajo Nation, is counting on the Trump administration’s resolve. …

“Begaye traveled to Washington earlier this month to meet with federal officials and lawmakers, and he wrote in a recent oped in The Hill that he is ‘optimistic’ about the future. He wrote:

“‘We are … optimistic about working with the Trump Administration on this issue given the president’s unwavering support for coal jobs and mine workers. President Trump ran on a pledge to ‘bring back coal’ and provide economic opportunities for workers who have been left behind by coal’s declining fortunes.

“‘President Trump has an excellent opportunity to deliver on this promise by using the bully pulpit to help our people keep this plant open long enough to find new, high paying jobs.'”

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Mahou Shoujo
Mahou Shoujo
6 years ago

democrats are not concerned with the indigenous’s people well being. A few ignorant liberal democrats did more damage to the native population of America than armies that subdued them in the 1800’s. Lit the fools democrats are, their answer to any problem, as they define it, is to ban or censor discussion. This is one of the reasons that muslims and democrats are interchangeable, they always lie to protect their arrogant bigotries and ignorance.

Steve
Steve
6 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

The democrats are not as interested in the vote from indians as they are from other minorities, muslamics, lowlifes, refugees, criminals and illegals because indians are not as accessible to polling places. Check link about it-

http://billmoyers.com/2014/06/11/the-missing-native-vote/

Stephen Honig
Stephen Honig
6 years ago
Reply to  Mahou Shoujo

Well said! I equate it with Obama and Muslims: They always lie to protect their arrogant bigotries, racism and hatred.

Mark Steiner
Mark Steiner
6 years ago

The Arizona coal mine at Black Mesa, about 21 miles W of Kayenta, supplies high-quality coal from the Morrison Formation, transported by electrified rail to the Navajo power plant in Page, near Lake Powell.

Sunshine Kid
Sunshine Kid
6 years ago

The one question I have is, did the native Americans vote Democrat or Republican? Which party will get their vote next election?

Robert Swift
Robert Swift
6 years ago
Reply to  Sunshine Kid

Usually Democrat! Hopefully someday they wake up.

Steve
Steve
6 years ago
Reply to  Robert Swift

Hopefully they will wake up like the rest being used by the leftists. On the other hand republicans need to take the “yankee doodle” freedom caucus prima donnas down a notch so they can work with joe gop to get some constructive legislation passed instead of being “proxy progressives”.

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
6 years ago

The Indians are taking back their country one roulette wheel at a time.

Steve
Steve
6 years ago

That gets a big “yee haw” from retirement homes across the nation!

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