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David Vitter: “What I am suggesting is, surely, the premise that Congress used in 1975, I mean, that has completely changed, right?”

On the recordJuly 13, 2015
What I am suggesting is, surely, the premise that Congress used in 1975, I mean, that has completely changed, right?
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David Vitter
Republican · Louisiana

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Vitter argues that the foundational assumptions from 1975 about energy policy are now outdated.

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