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María Elvira Salazar: “I just wanted to remind the members on the other side of the aisle that the Future Gen project which was actually on…”

On the recordMay 8, 2008
I just wanted to remind the members on the other side of the aisle that the Future Gen project which was actually on track to be built in Illinois was actually pulled from being built because of its costly forecast. So I would remind our Members on the other side of the aisle that coal is a very large part of our energy independent America formula; however, we have to do it in a clean way to make sure that we use clean coal-burning technology. However, that technology has not been perfected yet.
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María Elvira Salazar
Republican · Florida
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Discussing the Future Gen project and clean coal technology during a debate.

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