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Chris Van Hollen: It's fair and simple, and we can have a mechanism to get the funds back on a realtime basis to draw a real connection in…

On the recordMarch 11, 2009
It's fair and simple, and we can have a mechanism to get the funds back on a realtime basis to draw a real connection in the consumer's mind to the fact they are being compensated for whatever additional costs.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Discusses a proposed universal rebate program for energy users during the transition to cleaner energy.

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