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Ron Johnson: “The Biden administration is trying to starve the oil and gas…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Western Wisconsin Journal: Senate Candidate Ron Johnson

Published | Video Starts at 21:41

So why? Because there's all kinds of impediments to actually utilizing those permits. On the left, the environmentals are taking these businesses into court. The Biden administration is trying to starve the oil and gas industry of access to capital. That's what the whole ESG movement is. To a certain extent. He's actually nominated people for key positions that literally are. They're dedicated to starving oil and gas industry of capital so they can't even drill. (21:41–21:46)

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Asserts that the Biden administration is restricting capital access for the oil and gas industry.

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