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On the recordMarch 28, 2017
Last election cycle the oil and gas industry alone pumped over a hundred million dollars into Washington.
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John Sarbanes
Democratic · Maryland

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Sarbanes highlights the significant financial influence of the oil and gas industry in politics.

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