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On the recordFebruary 12, 2019
I often think it is hypocrisy to talk about we cannot use fossil fuels when the product they sell and advocate against is made by fossil fuels--in China, not with American labor.
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Don Young
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing the contradiction of opposing fossil fuels while relying on products made from them.

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