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Ed Markey: The sheer speculation, sir, is you projecting these impossible to shoulder electricity rates for small businesses.

On the recordJuly 28, 2014
The sheer speculation, sir, is you projecting these impossible to shoulder electricity rates for small businesses.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey criticizes the unrealistic projections of electricity rate increases due to natural gas exports.

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