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Bernie Sanders: “We cannot continue to hand out corporate welfare to the fossil fuel industry, and that is why today I, along with…”

On the recordApril 14, 2021
We cannot continue to hand out corporate welfare to the fossil fuel industry, and that is why today I, along with Senators Merkley, Markey, Booker, Van Hollen, and Warren, introduce the End Polluter Welfare Act, which would abolish $150 billion in tax loopholes, subsidies, and special interest giveaways to the oil, gas, and coal industry over the next decade.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders criticizes corporate welfare for fossil fuels and introduces a bill to end it.

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