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Ed Markey: “The Department of Energy--our Department of Energy--has said that exporting less than half of the volumes of LNG already…”

On the recordJune 22, 2015
The Department of Energy--our Department of Energy--has said that exporting less than half of the volumes of LNG already approved could increase U.S. prices for American consumers by up to 54 percent.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey cites potential price increases for consumers due to LNG exports.

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