Gavin Newsom: “Mary [Barra] worked behind our back to work with Republicans…”

“And so they began the modern environmental movement, particularly as it relates to issues of emissions. What Mary did, with respect, I say this because I worked with her in the past. She Mary [Barra] worked behind our back to work with Republicans in Congress and Trump to gut that leadership going back to Ronald Reagan. through a process called CRA with Senator Thune. And she lied about it. She worked behind our back to gut that.” (36:55–37:12)

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