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Louie Gohmert: “When people are out of work and they can't find jobs, they don't seem to be nearly as interested in the environment.”

On the recordOctober 9, 2013
When people are out of work and they can't find jobs, they don't seem to be nearly as interested in the environment.
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Louie Gohmert
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Gohmert comments on the prioritization of jobs over environmental concerns during economic hardship.

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