On Wednesday, Jan. 27, former Secretary of State John Kerry, a staffer to President Joe Biden, claimed that workers who lost their jobs as a result of Biden’s cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline project could find work in the solar industry. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) took offense to his argument, criticizing him as an “arrogant, ungrounded” bureaucrat who has no appreciation for the difficulties of blue-collar workers.
Cruz, a Texas U.S. senator, harshly criticized Kerry, Biden’s climate policy “drummer,” on Wednesday’s “Fox News Primetime. He argued that Kerry’s rhetoric demeans blue-collar workers.
At a White House news conference earlier in the day, Kerry blamed the job losses of energy workers on believing “false stories” about Trump‘s economic policies. He also said lightheartedly, “Workers at risk of losing their jobs should consider finding suitable employment in fields that are more likely to help the green economy of the future.” He also said that the fastest-growing industry in the U.S. before the coronavirus (the Chinese communist virus) Epidemic was solar technicians, saying “choosing to work in solar is a better choice for these workers.”
In response, Cruz slammed, “This is the rhetoric of an arrogant, out-of-touch millionaire” and “You know, you little people, we don’t like the choices you’re making, so your jobs are gone.”
Cruz added that Kerry’s words were shocking and that, in their words, “the Democratic elite have concluded that these blue-collar workers, union members and men and women with calloused hands [working in the energy industry] are making the wrong choice.”
Kerry, who Cruz criticized as “ungrounded,” became rich after marrying Teresa Heinz, the successor to the ketchup (ketchup) company. Teresa is the widow of Pennsylvania billionaire John Heinz. John Heinz was killed in a plane crash near Philadelphia in 1991.
Upon taking office, Biden signed an executive order reversing several Trump Administration policies, including the halt of the Keystone XL pipeline project. According to statistics, this move resulted in the loss of roughly 11,000 energy workers. The fourth phase of the project, which began in Hardisty, Alberta, Canada, and extended south to Steele City, Nebraska, is expected to transport 830,000 barrels of oil per day from Canada to the United States.
The American Petroleum Pipeline Association has said that the project has created 10,000 high-paying jobs during construction. The employment payroll exceeds $2.2 billion, according to a related labor agreement. Biden’s “New Deal” is “killing more than 10,000 jobs and taking $2.2 billion in wages out of workers’ pockets, and it’s not a policy that Americans need or want right now,” the pipeline association’s chief executive said.
Wisconsin Congressman Bryan Steil (D) also criticized Biden’s energy policy at a press conference on Jan. 22, saying it was “disgusting. Steil said, “Biden’s decision has made us more dependent on the Middle East, more dependent on Russia, more dependent on Venezuela for energy supplies.” “Because of Biden, hundreds of Wisconsin workers lost their jobs this week. Biden needs to reconsider this decision immediately.”
The Keystone XL project was proposed back in 2005, but was pursued with strong opposition from environmentalists. 2015 saw the Obama administration temporarily postpone the project. 2017 saw President Trump restart the project with support from U.S. energy industry figures, Republicans and the Canadian government.
Supporters argue that the project, which benefits both the U.S. and Canada, not only creates long-term jobs for both countries and increases Canadian exports of energy products, but also helps the U.S. completely break away from its dependence on Middle East Crude Oil at an early date and safeguards U.S. energy security. Proponents also point out that transporting oil by pipeline is a more environmentally friendly way of transportation than by rail, road or sea.
Although the official website of the Keystone XL project showed that the project would boost the U.S. GDP by about $3.4 billion and Canada’s GDP by about $2.4 billion, these were all lost with the “Biden New Deal”. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, upon hearing of Biden’s decision, immediately responded that he was “very disappointed” by it.
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