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On the recordSeptember 23, 2011
I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would inquire as to what would be the comparable number for oil and gas and coal in the United States. You talk about the growth trend; but in absolute numbers, is it not true that actually the fossil fuels industry gets $70 billion a year?
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Gerry Connolly
Democratic · Virginia
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Sep 23, 2011

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