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Jodey Arrington: I think the way my colleagues are approaching it on the Democrat side is just too extreme, it's too radical, it's too…

On the recordSeptember 21, 2021
I think the way my colleagues are approaching it on the Democrat side is just too extreme, it's too radical, it's too abrupt, it's going to be too costly.
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Jodey Arrington
Republican · Texas

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Arrington criticizes the Democratic approach to electrification as extreme and costly.

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