Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez actually said...

"So these lobbyists were literally sitting right outside?"

"So they were kind of creating these second and third degree organizations so that they could distance themselves from the political damage of climate denial, but still fully participate and fund it."

"they knew about the scientific basis of the greenhouse effect. They knew that this was true, but... their primary goal was to sow doubt."

"the fossil fuel industry and corporate lobbyists and misleading the public about the scientific consensus on climate change."