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Dick Durbin: To increase our lethality and operational flexibility I set goals of having 50 percent of sea and shore based energy…

On the recordMarch 1, 2016
To increase our lethality and operational flexibility I set goals of having 50 percent of sea and shore based energy derived from alternative sources by 2020, competitive with the price of conventional power.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin discusses goals for energy efficiency in the Navy.

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