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On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
the administration is gaming the system to say that, because we have government subsidized power plants at millions of dollars, that it is commercially viable, is fraudulent, and it is very disappointing.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Shimkus criticizes government subsidies for falsely presenting coal power plants as commercially viable.

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