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Lauren Boebert: “We could take some of the $340 billion to wind and solar…”

Featuring: Lauren Boebert, Republican | U.S. House Colorado, District 4

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Published | Video Starts at 40:14

You have already been taxed on that, and I would like to do away with that. But also there, like I said, there are plenty of pay fors. We could take some of the $340 billion to wind and solar that really were just benefiting China with and put that towards our seniors and their Medicare and Social Security needs. rather than just continuing to prosper China by buying solar panels for them, you know, when they're using child and slave labor to extract the rare earth minerals that are needed for them. (40:14–40:29)

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Asserts that $340 billion for wind and solar benefits China and could be redirected to Medicare and Social Security.

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