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Janice Schakowsky: “It is a contradiction to me to find that the permanent tax breaks to the fossil fuel industry are seven times larger…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2020
It is a contradiction to me to find that the permanent tax breaks to the fossil fuel industry are seven times larger than those in the renewable energy sector.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Schakowsky highlights the disparity in tax breaks between fossil fuels and renewable energy.

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