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Sheldon Whitehouse: “Electricity costs are going up thanks to Trump…”

Featuring: Sheldon Whitehouse, Democratic | U.S. Senate Rhode Island

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Published | Video Starts at 02:30

That is a pure product of the decision to start this war with Iran, move to electricity costs, which is a really important part of family budgets. Electricity costs are going up thanks to Trump administration policies on purpose. on purpose. And I'll explain to you why I say that. Because the Trump administration, like the Republican Party, like the front groups you've worked for in the past, is more or less entirely funded by the fossil fuel industry. (02:30–02:33)

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Asserts that electricity costs are rising due to deliberate policies of the Trump administration.

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