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On the recordMarch 20, 2003
Mr. Secretary, you seem to be counting all coal research. Mr. Bush cited in specificity the Clean Coal program, not coal in general, he said Clean Coal. And so, there is a credibility gap.
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Robert C. Byrd

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Byrd questions the credibility of Bush's Clean Coal program commitment.

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