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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Apr 30, 2024

What's really interesting about this 2018 document is it lays out BP's plan to defeat a local ordinance.

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Cliff Bentz
@cliffbentz· Republican · OR· Apr 30, 2024

I thank Chair Westerman for giving me the opportunity to speak in favor of this important bill. This bill would reverse a rule that essentially destroys multiple use of Federal lands. However, to put this in perspective, we should call out…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Apr 30, 2024

the challenge is that there is no--the surveys that are done to certify that you have no forced labor, the problem is the people who answer the surveys are oppressed.

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Cliff Bentz
@cliffbentz· Republican · OR· Apr 30, 2024

I am extremely happy to mention that just 2 days ago the bill to remove the wolf from the endangered species list passed across the Floor of the House and is on its way to the Senate.

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Cliff Bentz
@cliffbentz· Republican · OR· Apr 30, 2024

I wish it did, so at least people knew what is going on.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Apr 30, 2024

we know that wind and solar and other renewable energy sources are right now the best pathway out of this

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Apr 30, 2024

The science is that fossil gas is as damaging to the climate, given its life cycle over 20 years and the methane leakage, as is coal.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Apr 30, 2024

I will appreciate any additional work you may do in the future to help touch into that plastics space as well because very closely related to the broader misinformation/disinformation campaign.

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Cliff Bentz
@cliffbentz· Republican · OR· Apr 30, 2024

the conservation rule, in my opinion, is a direct attack on multiple use of Federal lands by making conservation 'on par with other uses.'

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Apr 30, 2024

we are hoping for more cooperation from Europe and Canada and Mexico in that regard.

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Cliff Bentz
@cliffbentz· Republican · OR· Apr 30, 2024

I am happy that the U.S. Fish decided that the wolf was not in danger.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Apr 30, 2024

we are hoping for more cooperation from Europe and Canada and Mexico in that regard.

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Cliff Bentz
@cliffbentz· Republican · OR· Apr 30, 2024

I don't think I have encountered such an amazing display of ignorance regarding the nature of a wolf until this afternoon. A wolf is not a pet dog. It is not some schnauzer, golden retriever, or dachshund. It is, truth of the matter, a…

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Apr 30, 2024

If we want less forest fires, we better curb the carbon contribution.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Apr 30, 2024

Is CCS a magical cure to the challenge of carbon combustion, fossil fuel combustion or is it basically part of a misleading strategy?

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Apr 30, 2024

Even 1 percent of that reinvested in the political campaigns result in a significant corrupting factor.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Apr 30, 2024

the challenge is that there is no--the surveys that are done to certify that you have no forced labor, the problem is the people who answer the surveys are oppressed.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Apr 30, 2024

Absolutely true. And it's almost impossible to get it out.

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