[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 65 (Thursday, April 15, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1838]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         KEYSTONE PIPELINE JOBS

  (Mr. PALMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PALMER. Madam Speaker, with the stroke of his pen, President 
Biden canceled more than the Keystone XL pipeline. He canceled the jobs 
of over 1,000 men and women.
  Each one of these jobs is a real person with real hopes for 
themselves and their families who are now out of work because they did 
not have a Biden administration ``approved job.'' The workforce that 
works on our energy sector is as diverse as our nation.
  Madam Speaker, 24 percent of pipeline construction workers are women, 
and another 24 percent are minorities. The Biden administration is 
telling these pipeline workers their careers are over and to find a 
green job that they are not trained to do and that does not pay as 
much. They are telling single moms and single dads that they have to 
give up the jobs that supported their families.
  Joe Biden should not destroy the jobs that support the workers and 
families who have provided the fuel for the American economy and that 
has lowered energy costs for American families.
  Madam Speaker, this is an economic injustice that should not be 
tolerated. These workers and their families deserve better.

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