Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, on his first day in office, President Biden issued an executive order revoking the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. Instantly, 70 people in Fallon County, Montana, were out of their jobs. This project would provide 12,000 American jobs and had already created 200 jobs in Montana alone. This picture beside me was taken in Fallon County, one of the areas the Keystone XL pipeline would have gone through. This empty lot would have been a housing complex for 1,200 workers, who would have contributed significantly to the local economy in Baker, Montana, a small town of 1,800 residents. The cancellation of the pipeline deals Fallon County a loss of $7 million per year in tax revenue that would have been used to invest in schools, roads, and other public projects. As Fallon County Commissioner Steve Baldwin said: ``The cancellation for the XL pipeline will further exacerbate our already weakened economy. President Biden has an opportunity to signal that access to good-paying jobs is truly a priority for his administration.'' So my question is: Where are the jobs? ____________________”