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Jared Huffman: “I have been in Congress for 12 years, and I have not seen a single time when tribal interests conflicted with oil and…”

On the recordApril 30, 2024
I have been in Congress for 12 years, and I have not seen a single time when tribal interests conflicted with oil and gas development, a pipeline, a mining project, a dam, anything else, where my Republican colleagues did not summarily throw tribes under the bus in favor of those industrial interests.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Huffman criticizes Republicans for prioritizing industrial interests over tribal rights.

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