Bombshell Report: Biden Administration Admits Canceling the Keystone Pipeline Killed Thousands of Jobs and Cost Billions

January 6, 2023

A new report quietly released by the Biden administration includes a bombshell admission: President Biden’s action to kill the Keystone XL Pipeline killed thousands of jobs for workers and cost billions of dollars.

Fox News reports, “The report, which the Department of Energy (DOE) completed in late December without any public announcement, says the Keystone XL project would have created between 16,149 and 59,000 jobs and would have had a positive economic impact of between $3.4-9.6 billion, citing various studies.” 

At a time when America’s economy is struggling – largely as a result of Biden’s war on American energy – the Keystone Pipeline would have created jobs and lowered costs. Fox News Continues, “Keystone XL had been slated to be completed early this year and transport an additional 830,000 barrels of crude oil from Canada to the U.S. through an existing pipeline network, according to its operator, TC Energy.” 

The report was only released publicly because Senate Republicans forced the administration to do that through legislation. Daniel Turner, the founder and executive director of Power The Future, blasted the administration for killing the pipeline and trying to bury this report.

“Joe Biden’s adherence to the green agenda destroyed jobs, destroyed revenue and is costing America’s working families untold money in inflation,” said Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director of Power The Future. “The Keystone XL pipeline was a commonsense solution to our nation’s energy infrastructure but because it was approved by President Trump, Joe Biden couldn’t help but destroy it for petty political reasons. Joe Biden often talks about creating ‘good union jobs’ but it’s clear he will always put politics before people.” 

In 2021, PTF met with the pipeline workers who were betrayed by Biden’s decision to kill Keystone. We featured their stories because these are the Americans we fight for every day. These are the workers who lost their jobs, and they are the ones providing us all with affordable and abundant American energy. Now, the White House has admitted what we’ve been saying for years: this decision hurt people and our economy.