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On the recordJuly 12, 2022
Here is what TPPF's former vice president said about the organization producing industry-friendly research and advocacy in exchange for donations from industries that would financially benefit from the industry-friendly policies.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse critiques the Texas Public Policy Foundation's funding sources and motivations.

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