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On the recordApril 25, 2012
The Republicans are so committed to the idea that modernization equals higher energy costs that they wrote it directly into the title of today's hearing.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey criticizes Republicans for linking modernization to increased energy costs.

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