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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Mar 10, 2021

I would like you to do the calculation that I asked you to do because nuclear is unbelievably expensive, multiples of anything else.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Mar 10, 2021

I consider the gas pipeline infrastructure part of the grid because of the dependency in New England.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Mar 10, 2021

I would like you to do that calculation again, for this Committee, if all of that capacity and energy came from new nuclear power.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Mar 10, 2021

I would urge you to do so too. I don't think it would hurt to have multiple, because the grid is probably one of the primary targets in terms of a catastrophic cyberattack.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Mar 3, 2021

It is relatively low cost in terms of the benefit.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Mar 3, 2021

Of course, a molecule of CO2 does not care what country it comes from, as far as its impact on the climate.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Mar 3, 2021

But the grid of the future does not necessarily involve lots of new wires and poles. It may involve more of the technology of integrating resources.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Mar 3, 2021

Methane, I believe, is the low-hanging fruit of climate change.

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Mar 3, 2021

It was a very good exchange of views. I wouldn’t say that we came together on a package tonight. No one expected that in a two hour meeting. But what we did agree to do is to follow up and talk further at the staff level and amongst…

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Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Feb 24, 2021

The President's budget included $161 million funding increase to support multiagency initiative to integrate science-based tools into conservation planning.

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Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Feb 24, 2021

I think one small challenge will be making sure people are aware of it and can access it.

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Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Feb 24, 2021

Thank you to everybody on the team here for persisting in answering all of our questions.

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Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Feb 24, 2021

Better resourced communities shouldn't be the only ones who have access to rural development programs.

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Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Feb 24, 2021

Mine is 49th in the country in access and 49th in the country for speed.

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Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Feb 24, 2021

I do hope that USDA can work closely with the Department of Defense to push them to take responsibility for that and the cleanup.

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Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Feb 24, 2021

The Dairy Indemnity Payment Program gives a little bit of short-term relief, but is not sufficient to address the full scope of the problem.

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Chellie Pingree
@chelliepingree· Democratic · ME· Feb 24, 2021

Unfortunately, my State of Maine has been a little bit ahead of the curve when it comes to identifying and responding to the emerging threat of PFAS contamination.

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