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Chuck Schumer: “Donald Trump is simultaneously undermining any production…”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Published | Video Starts at 09:12

But electricity bills have risen at almost triple, triple the rate of inflation. And even as his war with Iran sands gas prices higher, Donald Trump is simultaneously undermining any production here at home energy production here at home by killing hundreds of clean energy projects across the country, those projects would have provided enough power, enough energy to power 14 million homes. When you cut out clean energy, which he did in a vicious, nasty and vindictive way, you raised prices because the cheapest way to get new electrons on the grid is solar and wind is not too far behind. (09:12–09:31)

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Asserts that Trump has halted clean energy projects that could power 14 million homes.

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