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Diana DeGette: “They tether us more fully to a global commodity that strains our budgets and also causes real harm to our environment”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2023
They tether us more fully to a global commodity that strains our budgets and also causes real harm to our environment
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing bills that promote oil drilling for environmental and economic reasons.

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