Laid Off Keystone XL Worker: ‘Put Us to Work Right Now’ and You Will See the Price of Everything Go Down

JONES So Americans say ░░░░░░░░ Biden is to blame ░░░░░░░░ the surge in gas ░░░░░░░░ oil prices And many ░░░░░░░░ pointing to his cancelation ░░░░░░░░ the Keystone pipeline as ░░░░░░░░ major factor So I ░░░░░░░░ to Tulsa Oklahoma and ░░░░░░░░ to some of the ░░░░░░░░ workers who lost their ░░░░░░░░ on the pipeline because ░░░░░░░░ the President s war ░░░░░░░░ fossil fuels They were ░░░░░░░░ up Watch Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ You were scheduled to ░░░░░░░░ on the Keystone pipeline ░░░░░░░░ Yes JONES When you ░░░░░░░░ out that it was ░░░░░░░░ what s going to ░░░░░░░░ what was your first ░░░░░░░░ HOFFMAN I was just ░░░░░░░░ You know I waited ░░░░░░░░ months to get on ░░░░░░░░ job And then when ░░░░░░░░ found out it was ░░░░░░░░ I lost about three ░░░░░░░░ worth of work because ░░░░░░░░ didn t have anything ░░░░░░░░ lined up BENCH It ░░░░░░░░ right after he canceled ░░░░░░░░ pipeline he endorsed Nord ░░░░░░░░ 2 going from Germany ░░░░░░░░ Russia and that was ░░░░░░░░ of just a slap ░░░░░░░░ the face to us ░░░░░░░░ It doesn t make ░░░░░░░░ sense to me to ░░░░░░░░ something from another country ░░░░░░░░ you can supply it ░░░░░░░░ Economy I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ affects all of us ░░░░░░░░ What do you say ░░░░░░░░ those who who say ░░░░░░░░ s time to go ░░░░░░░░ solar and electric vehicles ░░░░░░░░ I agree let s ░░░░░░░░ towards that Let s ░░░░░░░░ towards something cleaner and ░░░░░░░░ that is better for ░░░░░░░░ environment but what we ░░░░░░░░ doing is not bad ░░░░░░░░ the environment at all ░░░░░░░░ now anyway But if ░░░░░░░░ s what they believe ░░░░░░░░ let s move towards ░░░░░░░░ but just dropping what ░░░░░░░░ re doing right now ░░░░░░░░ just jump on to ░░░░░░░░ that s not reliable ░░░░░░░░ s not going to ░░░░░░░░ HOFFMAN These people don ░░░░░░░░ look at any of ░░░░░░░░ They just look at ░░░░░░░░ we re doing they ░░░░░░░░ t have any clue ░░░░░░░░ we do what we ░░░░░░░░ through what we do ░░░░░░░░ our jobs All they ░░░░░░░░ to do is knock ░░░░░░░░ down MYRICK Pipelines are ░░░░░░░░ most efficient way of ░░░░░░░░ something And if you ░░░░░░░░ want to be energy ░░░░░░░░ we should advance all ░░░░░░░░ to where we can ░░░░░░░░ shut something down in ░░░░░░░░ future but not cripple ░░░░░░░░ and rely on somebody ░░░░░░░░ s energy JONES Most ░░░░░░░░ don t know once ░░░░░░░░ go electric it takes ░░░░░░░░ to power that electricity ░░░░░░░░ you think the climate ░░░░░░░░ understand that HOFFMAN They ░░░░░░░░ no idea what they ░░░░░░░░ talking about They just ░░░░░░░░ at the big picture ░░░░░░░░ nothing in between that ░░░░░░░░ And we re all ░░░░░░░░ it The prices of ░░░░░░░░ is going up Average ░░░░░░░░ no matter if you ░░░░░░░░ Democrat Republican independent is ░░░░░░░░ you right now Could ░░░░░░░░ all help with that ░░░░░░░░ if you all were ░░░░░░░░ TURNER 100 percent As ░░░░░░░░ as Biden takes office ░░░░░░░░ shuts us down Not ░░░░░░░░ fuel fuel went up ░░░░░░░░ it s like 5 ░░░░░░░░ gallon now and the ░░░░░░░░ of everything has gone ░░░░░░░░ It is a complete ░░░░░░░░ effect BENCH We should ░░░░░░░░ able to sustain ourselves ░░░░░░░░ not depend on other ░░░░░░░░ raising their price and ░░░░░░░░ affect us That shouldn ░░░░░░░░ even be in the ░░░░░░░░ JONES If we want ░░░░░░░░ get the price of ░░░░░░░░ down right now if ░░░░░░░░ want to drop price ░░░░░░░░ gas what do we ░░░░░░░░ to do right now ░░░░░░░░ Put us to work ░░░░░░░░ now put us to ░░░░░░░░ And you will see ░░░░░░░░ only the fuel prices ░░░░░░░░ down but you will ░░░░░░░░ the price of everything ░░░░░░░░ go down with it ░░░░░░░░ These gas prices affect ░░░░░░░░ on the market UNKNOWN ░░░░░░░░ JONES Because of transportation ░░░░░░░░ Everything has to be ░░░░░░░░ MYRICK He s blocking ░░░░░░░░ the biggest contributor to ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ now You he s ░░░░░░░░ for solar and wind ░░░░░░░░ But it s been ░░░░░░░░ over and over that ░░░░░░░░ just not as efficient ░░░░░░░░ burning natural gas refining ░░░░░░░░ HOFFMAN Get out all ░░░░░░░░ politics We re sick ░░░░░░░░ hearing you know this ░░░░░░░░ Putin s price hike ░░░░░░░░ Jen Psaki was at ░░░░░░░░ podium she said there ░░░░░░░░ 9 000 permits that ░░░░░░░░ already been granted She ░░░░░░░░ if you want to ░░░░░░░░ companies want to pump ░░░░░░░░ can go ahead and ░░░░░░░░ it that these permits ░░░░░░░░ t the problem here ░░░░░░░░ would you say to ░░░░░░░░ Psaki HOFFMAN She s ░░░░░░░░ to the American people ░░░░░░░░ s 9 000 permits ░░░░░░░░ were pulled they might ░░░░░░░░ even have oil under ░░░░░░░░ ground that they got ░░░░░░░░ permit for So why ░░░░░░░░ the oil company go ░░░░░░░░ drill on that ground ░░░░░░░░ may not even be ░░░░░░░░ there and let alone ░░░░░░░░ their damn money because ░░░░░░░░ can t run a ░░░░░░░░ to transport oil and ░░░░░░░░ off the well TURNER ░░░░░░░░ there was oil there ░░░░░░░░ gas companies would already ░░░░░░░░ drilling it and they ░░░░░░░░ already be producing it ░░░░░░░░ it’s a lie.”