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Andy Barr: I couldn't agree more, which is why I am so skeptical of ESG and the weaponization of financial regulation designed to…

On the recordSeptember 20, 2022
I couldn't agree more, which is why I am so skeptical of ESG and the weaponization of financial regulation designed to discriminate against American energy companies.
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Andy Barr
Republican · Kentucky

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Barr expressed skepticism about ESG regulations affecting American energy companies.

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