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Groups urge Congress to fund social well-being, not fossil fuel industry; Hays quoted
A coalition of environmental and social justice groups has come together to declare collective disgust with the spending of billions of taxpayer dollars on unnecessary subsidies for the oil and gas industries when that same money could be used to improve the lives of millions if spent on social services, renewable energy investments, healthcare, and education.
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"Congress has stripped food assistance for kids and seniors, but they continue to give billions in handouts to the wealthiest and most polluting companies in the world," said Green for All executive director Jeremy Hays. "Our scarce public resources should protect the health and safety of our communities."
