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On the recordJuly 24, 2019
As the focus of the nation's energy policy has shifted in recent years towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the policies pursued have increasingly been to the benefit of the wealthy and politically connected at the expense of the American people.
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Scott Perry
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Perry criticizes energy policies that favor the wealthy over the general public.

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