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On the recordMarch 15, 2011
One of them is banker-in-chief to the nuclear industry, a socialist system that allows for the U.S. Government to provide taxpayer-backed loan guarantees for nuclear power plant construction in our country.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey criticizes government support for nuclear power as a socialist approach.

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