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Lisa Murkowski: “If we expand this to consumer groups, would we not want to have some consideration or environmental input, too?…”

On the recordApril 10, 2002
If we expand this to consumer groups, would we not want to have some consideration or environmental input, too? Oftentimes if you have one and do not have the other, then the other wants to be heard. And if we are talking about more electricity or more transmission, this also could have some environmental concerns.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Discussing the need for environmental input in electricity and transmission decisions.

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