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Paul Tonko: I am particularly alarmed by Ms. Foster's experience in Colorado, where the oil and gas PR firms blocked a popular…

On the recordSeptember 13, 2022
I am particularly alarmed by Ms. Foster's experience in Colorado, where the oil and gas PR firms blocked a popular ballot proposition using tactics described by Ms. Foster as nothing short of harassment, stalking, and fraud.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko expresses concern over tactics used by oil and gas firms against ballot initiatives.

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