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On the recordFebruary 28, 2012
Does this new performance standard that you're proposing apply to new plants, only new plants, or does it also apply to existing plants?
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John Hoeven
Republican · North Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Hoeven questions the applicability of new CO2 emissions standards to existing coal plants.

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