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John Shimkus: “When Congress chooses not to spend money on the nuclear waste program, it is basically keeping ratepayer money for other…”

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.
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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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