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Ken Buck: “This plan will do nothing to help our economy. It will only serve to halt profitable industries, hurt American families…”

On the recordApril 8, 2019
This plan will do nothing to help our economy. It will only serve to halt profitable industries, hurt American families, and burden us with such a great debt that we will not be able to defend ourselves if we are attacked by a foreign adversary.
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Ken Buck
Republican · Colorado

Editor's note · Context

Buck criticizes the economic impact of the Green New Deal.

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