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On the recordMay 4, 2023
I am highly concerned that the FERC's proposed plan to reinstate additional federal rights of first refusals for regionally planned transmission facilities is fundamentally anti-competitive and will hinder new transmission lines from being built.
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

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Heinrich criticizes FERC's plan as harmful to competition and infrastructure development.

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