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Bruce Westerman: If you deliberately were to set out to destroy the prosperity of working Americans, is there a more effective way to do…

On the recordFebruary 7, 2023
If you deliberately were to set out to destroy the prosperity of working Americans, is there a more effective way to do that than dramatically restrict mining and drilling?
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Westerman criticizes policies that limit mining and drilling, claiming they harm working Americans.

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