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On the recordJune 1, 2017
Let me take, I come from my native Texas. Texas is the home of ExxonMobil, the biggest, baddest oil company in the whole wide world. They support the Paris agreement.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas
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Paul Begala points out that ExxonMobil and other major oil companies support the Paris agreement, criticizing President Trump's stance on climate change.

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