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Douglas Alexander: We should not pass an Energy bill that does not put conservation up on the platform along with our encouragement of…

On the recordJune 10, 2003
We should not pass an Energy bill that does not put conservation up on the platform along with our encouragement of nuclear power, oil exploration, and hydrogen fuel cell; all of that is important. And this amendment by the Senator and various cosponsors makes it clear to the country that commonsense ways to conserve oil are equally important in our arsenal of having an economy that is less dependent on foreign oil and in a better position to produce clean air. I am proud to join as a cosponsor. I congratulate the Senator and congratulate our chairman for being able to move this bill forward with such a bipartisan consensus.
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Douglas Alexander
Labour Party

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Discussing the importance of conservation in energy legislation.

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