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Lisa Murkowski: “If you are trying to talk benefits here, again, if those that are willing to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into…”

On the recordMay 12, 2015
If you are trying to talk benefits here, again, if those that are willing to invest hundreds of millions of dollars into a project and have nothing to show for it and may be forced to walk away from this project, walk away from this investment because of an overlay of a requirement that, again, adds substantial cost, with again minimal to no appreciable benefit, it causes people to say this does not make any sense.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski criticizes the financial burden on investors due to excessive requirements.

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