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On the recordMarch 28, 2023
The cause, which is abundant fossil fuel money pouring into politics to buy compliance with their narrative.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse attributes the current state of climate legislation to fossil fuel funding.

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