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Lisa Murkowski: “It would be great for markets and the private sector to move us toward a much more energy efficient world without…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2009
It would be great for markets and the private sector to move us toward a much more energy efficient world without government intervention but it is not doing so at present.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski emphasizes the need for government intervention in energy efficiency as markets are insufficient.

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