Psaki Dodges Question About Laid-Off Pipeline Workers, Green Jobs

Psaki Dodges Question About Laid-Off Pipeline Workers, Green Jobs
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 8, 2021. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday dodged a question from a reporter about when unemployed Keystone pipeline workers can expect new “green” employment.

The move to scrap construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline could directly eliminate an estimated 11,000 jobs and affect another 60,000.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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