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Progressives alarmed by Rice’s vast financial investments – POLITICO

By Thomas A. Smith

When Susan Rice was under consideration for secretary of state in 2012, she was attacked by environmentalists for holding stock in the controversial Keystone Pipeline XL deal.

Now, with the multimillionaire Rice in contention to be Joe Biden s running mate, that investment is again drawing fire from progressives. They say her extensive past holdings in an array of industries at odds with liberal causes particularly the Keystone investment could make her ill-suited to be vice president in a Democratic administration.

It raises my eyebrows to think the potential vice president of the United States would have financial ties, whether present or historical, that are exactly opposed 180 degrees to the president, said Julian NoiseCat, a vice president for the advocacy group Data for Progress who formerly worked for the environmentalist group 350.org. He noted that Biden opposes the Keystone project and is campaigning on a $1.7 trillion climate-change plan.

via www.politico.com