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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

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

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