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On the recordMay 11, 2023
The whole purpose of the IRA is energy security. This Administration has been unable to use the word energy security, all they use is climate, and I have corrected them, and I will continue to correct them. It's energy security. We can't run this country without the horsepower of clean fossil.
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

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Barrasso criticizes the administration for not prioritizing energy security over climate issues.

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