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When I go up there, I see coal lobbyists, oil lobbyists, natural gas lobbyists, nuclear power lobbyists, somehow they think that's where the action is in Congress.

Ralph Nader

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Ralph Nader
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: February 27
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