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On the recordMarch 26, 2025
Well, you referenced the value to the fossil fuel industry of being able to run to Congress or run to the White House and throw money around and, as a result of that expenditure on politicians, earn the right to pollute for free and get enormous competitive advantage against clean energy. The industry clearly spends a lot of money. We know they spent a hundred million dollars getting Trump elected. He asked them for a billion dollars, which could have come through dark money, in order to deliver on this subsidy program they want. How lucrative do you think the fossil fuel political operation is?
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Mar 26, 2025

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