Statement from President Joe Biden on New Clean Energy Jobs

When I think of combatting the climate crisis, I think of good-paying jobs for American workers. According to a new report released this week, in the two years since I signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, companies have announced more than 330,000 new clean energy jobs. Many of these jobs are good-paying, union jobs that do not require a college degree, including electricians, construction workers, and mechanics working on innovative clean energy projects. Thanks to my Administration's policies, these new jobs are driving a manufacturing boom and lowering costs for families by increasing access to affordable, clean energy-including wind and solar energy.

Despite this progress, House Republicans want to take our country backward and have voted dozens of times to repeal these transformative policies-even though more than half of these jobs are being created in their districts. I will continue fighting for American families by lowering utility bills and increasing access to good-paying, union jobs.

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