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Roger Wicker: “The Government--at EPA and NRC--is trying to regulate the nuclear energy industry out of business, just like it's trying…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2014
The Government--at EPA and NRC--is trying to regulate the nuclear energy industry out of business, just like it's trying to do with every other industry.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Criticism of government regulations harming the nuclear energy industry.

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