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Jim Risch: “The playing field has changed since 1978, and that is what this is aimed at and it is aimed at trying to pick up some of…”

On the recordMay 13, 2015
The playing field has changed since 1978, and that is what this is aimed at and it is aimed at trying to pick up some of the realities that are out there in the marketplace today.
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Jim Risch
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Risch acknowledges changes in the energy market since past regulations.

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