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Bernie Sanders: “According to the Center for Responsive Politics, in 2013 the oil, gas and coal industries invested at least $170 million…”

On the recordJuly 22, 2014
According to the Center for Responsive Politics, in 2013 the oil, gas and coal industries invested at least $170 million in lobbying the Federal Government.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders presents facts about fossil fuel industry lobbying expenditures.

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