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Lisa Murkowski: “We ought not to let the jurisdictional disputes with respect to ocean, tidal, wave energy essentially get in the way of…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2009
We ought not to let the jurisdictional disputes with respect to ocean, tidal, wave energy essentially get in the way of us moving forward with that.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski emphasizes the need to resolve disputes to advance offshore wind projects.

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