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Alex Padilla: “The fossil fuel industry has launched an all-out assault on…”

Featuring: Alex Padilla, Democratic | U.S. Senate from California

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Senator Alex Padilla Criticizes Senate Republicans' Actions Against California's Clean Air Waivers

Published | Video Starts at 10:50

We know that the big oil industry sees California's clean cars and claim truck sales as existential threats. California has made tremendous advancements, not just in technology, but in markets. But that's why The fossil fuel industry has launched an all-out assault on California's rules. I'll give you just one example. If you happen to be reading the Wall Street Journal this past January, you might have picked up an op ed with the headline, quote, Biden's EPA tries to put one over with EV mandates, end quote. (10:50–10:57)

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Asserts that the fossil fuel industry is attacking California's environmental regulations.

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