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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “I think that in the year 2021, if any Member of Congress, whether it's a member of the House, or whether it's a member…”

On the recordSeptember 6, 2021
I think that in the year 2021, if any Member of Congress, whether it's a member of the House, or whether it's a member of the Senate continues to aid the fossil fuel lobbyists in advancing their agenda over the consensus of science, then they are disconnected from the reality on the ground.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez argues that supporting fossil fuel lobbyists is out of touch with scientific consensus and reality.

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