LAMAR SMITH: A ranch, an oil field, and a career colored by skepticism -- Friday, December 21, 2018 -- www.eenews.net:
As fossil fuels were being removed from his Texas lands, Smith was making a name for himself as a sharp skeptic of climate science...
"It's important for the American public, for constituents, to know what their members are invested in, where their financial ties are, to make sure that they're acting in good faith," said Alex Baumgart, a researcher with the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics. "To make sure that the policies being implemented are not self-serving and that they are geared toward constituents instead of furthering a financial interest."
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