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Henry Waxman: “Well, who would be against such a thing? Well, I will tell you who would be. Entrenched fossil fuel industry wouldn’t…”

On the recordSeptember 13, 2011
Well, who would be against such a thing? Well, I will tell you who would be. Entrenched fossil fuel industry wouldn’t like this.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman suggests fossil fuel interests oppose renewable energy competition.

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