this is why we have a hard problem securing good people in gov't. wonder will the republicans come to her defense now thinking she would influence their Keystone wet dream? that would mean they think she is as corruptible as they are.
Potential Secretary of State candidate Susan Rice holds as much as $600,000 of shares in TransCanada, the company seeking State Department approval to build the Keystone XL pipeline.Rice’s investments in TransCanada were first noted Wednesday by the NRDC’s website On Earth.Rice’s husband was born in Canada.TransCanada isn’t the only Canadian energy company in Rice’s portfolio. She also has investments in pipeline firm Enbridge, utility TransAlta and oil and natural gas companies Encana, Suncor and Cenovus.About a third of Rice’s personal wealth — an amount as high as $43.5 million — is invested in Canadian energy interests, according to On Earth.Rice has other holdings in Chesapeake Energy, Royal Dutch Shell, Devon Energy, Iberdrola, ATP Oil & Gas Corp. and Rio Tinto Limited.Environmentalists quickly criticized the potential selection of Rice given her investments.
this is a problem, they were more than willing to put Romney in the big chair while he holds investments and outsourcing deals with China. are we seeing a double standard, rich white male republican ok, potential appointee democrat Black Women not so much.
how many millionaires in congress that invest in those same stocks? her husband is Canadian they are married he can't invest in home country stock? what i see here as a smart investment and this is hype that helps them impune her character by bringing her down to their unscrupulous level they elect and put laws in place to influence daily, voter id, redistricting, purging, no regulation so oil and coal can pollute, guess they don't like her playing in their backyard.
According to the Office of Government Ethics, federal officials holding significant amounts of stock conflicting with their duties must sell the stock, recuse themselves from the decision or set up a qualified trust.
Who exactly would take over the Keystone review in the event of a potential recusal is unclear, not least because Rice's nomination is far from certain, and relevant key State Department posts could become vacant in coming months.
In a December 2008 letter attached to previous finance disclosure forms, Rice vowed to "not participate personally and substantially in any particular matter that has a direct and predictable effect on my financial interests" without receiving a proper waiver.
Activists have challenged the State Department's review of the pipeline as "cozy," citing emails between State officials and a TransCanada lobbyist who was also a former campaign aid for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her 2008 presidential run.
A contractor chosen by the State Department to conduct an environmental assessment also had ties to TransCanada.
this stinks i think they are afraid she would make correct decisions with the land and people in mind not just build a hose and swoosh. if this is the protocol why are all potential gov't employees of office not forced to reveal their investments like congress, i'd like to be the paper supplier on that one Romney refused, double standard?
