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On the recordApril 15, 2021
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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Gary Palmer
Republican · Alabama

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