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On the recordJune 14, 2021
Well, the Koch brothers and a couple of other creepy right-wing Republican billionaires have basically built out what in the intelligence community you`d call a massive covert operation.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island
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msnbc.com

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Whitehouse discusses the influence of wealthy donors on climate denial and legislation.

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