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David McKinley: “If it doesn't have an impact on climate change around the world, why are we subjecting our hardworking taxpayers... to…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2016
If it doesn't have an impact on climate change around the world, why are we subjecting our hardworking taxpayers... to something that has no benefit?
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David McKinley
Republican · West Virginia

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McKinley questions the rationale behind U.S. coal regulations given minimal global impact.

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