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Edward Markey: “Trump's big oil criminal enterprise is once again putting…”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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Published | Video Starts at 00:48

It's just incredible that we're back reliving history again and we have a chance here just to begin to build the movement that we're going to need. Because Trump's big oil criminal enterprise is once again putting the interest of fossil fuel companies over the safety of our communities and our environment. Just this morning, news broke that Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum will be calling the CEOs of ExxonMobil and Chevron and other major oil companies, pushing them to do more drilling. (00:48–01:01)

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Asserts that the Trump administration prioritizes fossil fuel companies over community and environmental safety.

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