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On the recordMarch 28, 2017
Consumers should be driving energy markets from the bottom up, rather than having the Federal Government driving it from the top down.
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Fred Upton
Republican · Michigan

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Upton emphasizes the importance of consumer-driven energy markets over government control.

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