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On the recordJanuary 19, 2022
Cutting production in the United States increases global emissions. Shame on us for not recognizing the flawed approaches of California, what has happened in New England and the UK, where their strategies that some of you are pushing have resulted in higher emissions and unaffordable energy, disproportionately impacting, in some cases, communities of color and impoverished communities. That is not the solution.
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Garret Graves
Republican · Louisiana

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Critiques U.S. energy production cuts for increasing global emissions and harming disadvantaged communities.

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