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Mike Simpson: “At some point in time, the State of Idaho, and I suspect all of the States that have had agreements with DOE that are…”

On the recordFebruary 29, 2016
At some point in time, the State of Idaho, and I suspect all of the States that have had agreements with DOE that are older, are going to have to sit down and say, 'Okay, now what do circumstances require that we do and still meet the demands of the State and the needs of the Federal Government and the Navy and others?'
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Mike Simpson
Republican · Idaho

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Simpson discusses the need for states to reassess agreements with the DOE over time.

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