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Haley Stevens: I say to you in closing--I won't be talking on this amendment again, I don't think--the Senators who represent coal and…

On the recordApril 17, 2002
I say to you in closing--I won't be talking on this amendment again, I don't think--the Senators who represent coal and steelworkers have made their own choice. The environmental movement is more important to them than the unemployed workers and retirees who lose their benefits in their States. That is the fact. They don't like it, but that is the fact.
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Haley Stevens
Democratic · Michigan

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Discussing the impact of environmental policies on coal and steelworkers during Senate debate.

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