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Lee Terry: this is an extremely important issue, and as the ranking member and the chairman both said, we need to get this to the…

On the recordMay 30, 2011
this is an extremely important issue, and as the ranking member and the chairman both said, we need to get this to the point where the Senate can pass it and we get it to the President's desk.
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Lee Terry
Nebraska

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Terry emphasizes the urgency of passing electric grid legislation to the Senate and President.

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