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On the recordApril 11, 2002
It is time for us to invite consumers from across America to be part of this conversation about America's energy future--the families who have to pay the heating bills, the hard-working people who have to pay for gasoline to get back and forth to work, the individuals and small businesses that may find because of price hikes they cannot keep their employees on the job, the farmers who are worried about aspects of energy price fluctuations and what that means to their lives. This Commission is a short-term effort of limited duration and limited expense to try to invite that conversation so the consumers, small businesses, and family farmers will be part of our national strategy for energy security.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the creation of a Consumer Energy Commission during Senate floor debate.

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