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Eddie Bernice Johnson: “This hearing is advertised as being about the science of fracking, but the majority's witnesses consist of state…”

On the recordApril 22, 2015
This hearing is advertised as being about the science of fracking, but the majority's witnesses consist of state economic regulation and development officials representative of a firm that was set up to run public relations for the fracking industry.
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Eddie Bernice Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Critiques the panel's composition as biased towards the fracking industry.

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