Posted on 01/22/2021 6:11:40 AM PST by rktman
On Day One of his presidency, President Joe Biden signed an executive order stopping the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, slashing thousands of jobs along with it, because he and his incoming administration deem it an environmental hazard. TC Energy Corp. has already let go 1,000 workers in both the U.S. and Canada.
Pete Buttigieg, who ran against Biden in the 2020 Democratic primary, is now the president's Transportation Secretary nominee. He was grilled by the Senate on Thursday about Biden's job-killing signatures.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) shared his concern that President Biden just upended 1,200 good paying union jobs. He added that this year, the project was scheduled to have 11,000 jobs, including 8,000 union jobs, for contracts worth $1.6 billion.
"And with the stroke of a pen, President Biden has told those 11,000 workers, those union workers, your jobs are gone," Cruz noted. He asked Buttigieg to say something to the workers who essentially just lost their livelihoods.
Here was the nominee's dismissive reply, essentially telling those workers that they can get "different" jobs.
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
There is only one pipeline Pete Buttigieg is interested in.
Yeah a $120 per hour pipeline welder can get a job in China making cheap tack welds on cheap junk. Oh wait. He can’t because they use slave labor.
Buyer’s remorse setting in yet, Yertle?
Let them eat cake.....
None of this is gonna bother yertle. None of our “representatives” will be effected by anything they pass.
Mayor Buttguy looked foolish, stupid, unprepared.
The Republicans are all talk, if they truly cared, they would Unite over this and loudly, proudly and publicly proclaim that NO Republicans will Vote YES to ANY Legislation until this is reversed.
STOP EVERYTHING!!! Force them to have a 2/3rds vote for EVERYTHING
As U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Butthead is supposed to focus on transportation infrastructure and policy ... and pipelines are generally the most efficient, least intrusive ways of moving liquid bulk materials over long distances.
Yea, well here’s the thing . . .
Has Joe Biden actually issued any executive orders yet? The media has been reporting it to be true; however, the Federal Register tells a different story . . .
https://www.federalregister.gov/presiden.../executive-orders
What would Buttplug care about people who actually work for a living given his full time government jobs.
OUCH! Touche!!
Let them eat cake.
These are “trickle down” EOs.
Actual journalists need used to being dismissed by these Marxists. It’s how they operate.
La strada chocolada?!
Take it to court. Biden violated an “implied treaty agreement” with Canada and this could be upheld as Biden didn’t consult with Canada. Also look at the new Trade deal, this pipeline may be in there.
It’s so damned easy for these jaded Democrat elitists to simply say “well, they can find work somewhere else”. With their years of “public service”, they don’t know what a real job (or looking for a real job) is like.
They look stupid and even the media can't make people think opposite.
Silly, you! Mayor Buttplug and his wifey are now in the CLUB, and figuring out what k-street cocktail parties to go to! Next: Asking for names for their new baby they are ‘trying for’! And, looking for help from the Podestas for fab artwork for their condo.
As well, they have clearly not thought much, if at all, about the ramifications of rescinding a duly issued permit for political reasons long after plenty of work has been done.
What contractor will want to build anything if they cannot count on the permits the government issues due to political considerations?
Indeed, this type of thing falls into the category of tyranny!
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