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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “But H.R. 5482 is far from the answer to this. While sponsors say this bill will help low-income and over-burdened…”

On the recordDecember 11, 2023
But H.R. 5482 is far from the answer to this. While sponsors say this bill will help low-income and over-burdened minority communities, everything in this bill is structured to help one constituency, and that is fossil fuel companies and executives.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez criticizes H.R. 5482 for favoring fossil fuel interests over vulnerable communities.

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