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Cori Bush: “My colleagues may complain that investment in renewables in the power grid is interfering in private industry, but they…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2024
My colleagues may complain that investment in renewables in the power grid is interfering in private industry, but they always seem to forget that taxpayers pay about $20 billion every year in subsidies to fossil fuel companies.
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Cori Bush
Democratic · Missouri

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Bush defends renewable energy investments against criticism by highlighting fossil fuel subsidies.

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