On the recordMarch 23, 2015
I tell republicans that you can dislike the subsidies, I dislike the subsidies, but you shouldn't hate solar panels because they are rocks that make electricity, and that is a pretty virtuous rock.
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congress.govThomas Massie: “I tell republicans that you can dislike the subsidies, I dislike the subsidies, but you shouldn't hate solar panels…”
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Massie emphasizes the value of solar panels despite opposition to subsidies.
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