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Harley Rouda: “The answer is simple but frightening: Because of the corrupt influence of a handful of coal companies over the Trump…”

On the recordFebruary 5, 2020
The answer is simple but frightening: Because of the corrupt influence of a handful of coal companies over the Trump administration and the EPA is why we are here.
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Harley Rouda
California

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Rouda criticizes the Trump administration's actions as influenced by coal companies.

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