Washington, D.C. - Today, Power The Future called on Congress to defund President Joe Biden’s “American Climate Corps,” which was outlined in last week’s White House budget proposal to the tune of $8 billion dollars to hire 50,000 government workers. While the move is supported by U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and other backers of the Green New Deal, the $8 billion price tag is nearly double the $4.7 billion Biden requested as a contingency fund to aid the border.

“Let’s be clear: Joe Biden wants 50,000 new climate activists pushing his extreme agenda on the taxpayers’ dime. Congress needs to defund this effort immediately,” said Daniel Turner, Founder and Executive Director for Power The Future. “It’s not a coincidence the President wants thousands of these activists on the payroll before Election Day because they will be another arm of his campaign effort. When Congress drafts their respective budgets, they must ensure this effort doesn’t get a single dollar.”

For context, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has a workforce of less than 20,000, as does the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Both of those agencies have a clear mission and are funded through and accountable to Congress.  In October 2023, members of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability launched an investigation into the Climate Corps.

Biden’s budget proposal next heads to the House Committee on the Budget and the Senate Committee on the Budget who each write and vote on their own budget resolutions.

Power The Future is a 501c4 non-profit dedicated to fighting for American energy workers.

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