Sheldon Whitehouse chairs the Senate Budget Committee. At the hearing, 3 Democrat-invited witnesses explained how the fossil fuel industry used dark money to spread lies about climate change in order to avoid legislation being passed to transition away from fossil fuels. Two Republican-invited witnesses testified that Democrats' environmental concerns are overblown and the Democrats use more dark money than Republicans. Democrat Sen. Jeff Merkeley invited Republicans to support the DISCLOSE Act, which would limit dark money dramatically. [As recently as last year, every Republican senator voted against the DISCLOSE Act.]
Sheila Ruth and Charlie Cooper
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