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Frank Pallone: The transportation sector is our country's largest consumer of oil and the second largest emitter of carbon pollution.

On the recordJune 21, 2016
The transportation sector is our country's largest consumer of oil and the second largest emitter of carbon pollution.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Pallone emphasizes the transportation sector's role in oil consumption and carbon emissions.

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