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Sheldon Whitehouse: “Approving this nominee for CEQ would be so preposterous that it would be like appointing Caligula's horse in that the…”

On the recordNovember 28, 2017
Approving this nominee for CEQ would be so preposterous that it would be like appointing Caligula's horse in that the real question becomes about the power of our fossil fuel emperors and the spine of the Senate.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Comparison of a nominee's approval to a historical absurdity, questioning Senate integrity.

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