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John Shimkus: “When your party will come to the floor and debate bringing more supply to the market, we can negotiate. But when you…”

On the recordMay 20, 2008
When your party will come to the floor and debate bringing more supply to the market, we can negotiate. But when you say, We're going to solve our 50-percent increase in demand on energy with solar and wind, it just doesn't pass the laugh test. We just can't get there. We've got to expand nuclear power. We've got to expand coal-fired power. We've got to turn coal into liquid fuels. We've got to bring on more supply. Yes, we can do it. I've got it here. In fact, Illinois is going to be a great wind power State.
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John Shimkus
Republican · Illinois

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Discussing energy supply and the need for diverse energy sources during a floor debate.

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