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Mandela Barnes: “Air quality, water quality are very important issues, but…”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Candid Politics: WI Governor Candidate Mandela Barnes

Published | Video Starts at 09:28

And so you see the folks who are more quick to bail out financial industry or take a vote that benefits oil and gas versus doing what we need to do to protect this planet as we sit on this frozen lake right now. Air quality, water quality are very important issues, but they get disregarded. because a lot of these people wouldn't be elected without those special interests or the money that comes along with the support of those special interests of their campaign. Yeah. (09:28–09:33)

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Asserts that air and water quality issues are often ignored.

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