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Garret Graves: “Let's compare this to alternatives. I was just looking up--I pulled up an article. Just for the city of New York--just…”

On the recordMay 6, 2024
Let's compare this to alternatives. I was just looking up--I pulled up an article. Just for the city of New York--just for the city of New York--according to the Fire Department of New York, in 2023, lithium-ion batteries caused 267 fires, 150 injuries, and 18 deaths.
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Garret Graves
Republican · Louisiana

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Graves compares pipeline safety to the dangers of lithium-ion batteries in New York.

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