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Mike Simpson: “Our government should not make policy based on energy sources that the market favors at any given time.”

On the recordMarch 16, 2015
Our government should not make policy based on energy sources that the market favors at any given time.
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Mike Simpson
Republican · Idaho

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the need for strategic energy policy beyond market trends.

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