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Catherine Cortez Masto: “Energy is core to our economic well-being and, quite frankly, morally, to produce energy in this country is morally…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2018
Energy is core to our economic well-being and, quite frankly, morally, to produce energy in this country is morally right because I don't want to see your kids ever have to go overseas and see what I've seen.
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Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic · Nevada

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Cortez Masto emphasizes the moral importance of domestic energy production.

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