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Eugene DePasquale: “I passed the Alternative Energy Investment Act.”

Featuring: Eugene DePasquale, Former Candidate, Pennsylvania Attorney General

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Published October 28, 2024 | Video Starts at 33:46

That is not a direction I'm looking to go. Look, I am pro Pennsylvania energy. Climate change is real and we all have to play our part. You know, I passed the Alternative Energy Investment Act. When I passed that as a member of the General assembly, that vote passed with 180, 181 voter members of the legislature, which means I built a bipartisan coalition on that. (33:46–33:49)

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