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Sheldon Whitehouse: “The fossil fuel industry had not since Citizens United used…”

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

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Sen. Whitehouse, Leader Jeffries, and Speaker Emerita Pelosi on Climate Change

Published | Video Starts at 03:23

We wouldn't be where we were if the fossil fuel industry had not run a long and fraudulent campaign of climate denial. And we wouldn't be where we are if The fossil fuel industry had not since Citizens United used its power to spend unlimited dark money in politics. and threaten and promise to spend unlimited dark money in politics to prevent reasonable, sensible climate action from happening. This is a story that has villains, and we need to talk about it in those terms. (03:23–03:31)

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Asserts that the fossil fuel industry has used unlimited dark money in politics since Citizens United.

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