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On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
What I can't accept is that the coal and oil jobs are the only jobs that are at stake in this discussion.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes broader economic impacts beyond coal and oil jobs.

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