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Jeff Bingaman: “I ask, why does my colleague, who sponsored this amendment, mention how much it will cost Entergy to comply with the…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2002
I ask, why does my colleague, who sponsored this amendment, mention how much it will cost Entergy to comply with the underlying Bingaman amendment; why are they supportive of the Bingaman amendment and strongly opposing the Kyl amendment if this is going to be expensive for them?
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Jeff Bingaman
Democratic · New Mexico

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Questioning the rationale behind support for the Bingaman amendment during a debate.

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