Watch: Jean-Pierre Asked if Biden Has ‘Any Regrets’ About Cancelling the Keystone XL Pipeline
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is sharing if President Joe Biden regrets revoking the Keystone XL Pipeline permit. During a press briefing on Monday, a reporter noted the Keystone XL pipeline “would have…
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is sharing if President Joe Biden regrets revoking the Keystone XL Pipeline permit.
During a press briefing on Monday, a reporter noted the Keystone XL pipeline “would have been operating today, or very closed to being turned on today.”
“Any regrets about canceling that project and any consideration of reversing any energy policies for a more balanced approach going forward?” he asked.
Jean-Pierre responded, “The president has been very clear about how he’s approaching the energy space.”
“He does it in a way that’s responsible. He does it in a way that delivers for the American people. There’s nothing new here,” she continued. “At the same time, having one of the most important, historical climate change… investments and policies. That is not going to change.”
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The exchange comes over two years after Biden revoked the permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline.
It would have carried an estimated 800,000 barrels of oil daily from Alberta, Canada to refineries on the Gulf Coast.
In 2022, gas prices soared to an average of $5 per gallon