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Mike Simpson: “It is time for bureaucrats to lay aside their personal animus toward the coal industry and allow for a true all of the…”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2015
It is time for bureaucrats to lay aside their personal animus toward the coal industry and allow for a true all of the above energy strategy for the country.
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Mike Simpson
Republican · Idaho

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Calls for a balanced energy strategy and criticizes bureaucratic opposition to coal.

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