White House, Democrats Push New ‘Civilian Climate Corps’

President Joe Biden speaks about combatting the coronavirus pandemic in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, on Sept. 9, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

In a callback to President Franklin Roosevelt’s “Civilian Conservation Corps,” the White House and Democrats in Congress are pushing a new “Civilian Climate Corps” in their expansive $3.5 trillion budget resolution.

During President Joe Biden’s April address to congress, the commander-in-chief tied “meeting the climate crisis” to the creation of new jobs.