President Joe Biden addressed a Joint Session of Congress for the first time on Wednesday night. Speaking to a historically empty lower chamber, Biden claimed to be focused on job creation. The president said that he sees climate change as an avenue to create well-paying jobs, just 100 days after he canceled the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline by revoking the permit previously given.
Joe Biden claims he cares about creating jobs.
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) April 29, 2021
Then why did he cancel the Keystone XL pipeline on Day 1, destroying 11,000 jobs?
In Biden's first 100 days in office, he has:
— House Committee on Small Business Republicans (@HSBCgop) April 28, 2021
? Signed $60,000,000,000 of tax hikes into law
? Proposed overturning 27 state "Right to Work" laws
? Cancelled 11,000 jobs sustained by the Keystone Pipeline
All are attacks on our nation's small businesses & the American worker.
“When I think climate change, I think jobs”
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) April 29, 2021
-guy who killed the Keystone Pipeline with its clean energy and thousands of jobs as his first act as President #JointAddress
The cancelation of the pipeline did nothing for job creation. In fact, Biden's executive order to rescind the permit cost thousands of well-paying jobs in the energy sector.
Biden said he would not abandon fossil fuel workers.
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 29, 2021
REALITY CHECK: He cancelled the Keystone XL pipeline on day 1, and he has NEVER addressed the workers who lost their jobs.
Follow along with our coverage of the president's congressional address here.