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Steny Hoyer: “We take the oxygen, but we do not pay for it. So, this is not charity. This is not foreign aid.”

On the recordMay 11, 2022
We take the oxygen, but we do not pay for it. So, this is not charity. This is not foreign aid.
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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Hoyer argues for recognizing the value of environmental resources.

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