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On the recordJune 12, 2019
When Congress chooses not to spend money on the nuclear waste program, it is basically keeping ratepayer money for other purposes.
Said by
John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Shimkus highlights the misallocation of ratepayer funds due to Congress's inaction on the nuclear waste program.

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