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Chuck Schumer: “Donald Trump sided with the big oil and gas industries and…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 11:44

Are you guys now going to talk a lot more about corruption going into the fall? Look, here's one of the, here's the link. Corruption often leads to the high prices. Donald Trump sided with the big oil and gas industries and cut off the cheapest way to get power on the grid. Donald Trump listening to a few big industry people put in the tariffs that raise the costs. The two are tied together. (11:44–11:55)

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Asserts that Donald Trump sided with oil and gas industries, affecting power grid costs.

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