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On the recordMay 3, 2023
It comes as no surprise that a bill from House Republicans, of whose 315 pages, 275 are dedicated to handouts to the fossil fuel industry, would if implemented, also crash their competition, the solar industry.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse links the Default on America Bill to benefits for fossil fuels at the expense of solar energy.

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