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On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
Out of this Republican Congress this year, they took away the loan guarantees for wind and solar but left them in for nuclear power.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey criticizes Congress for favoring nuclear over renewable energy loan guarantees.

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