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Martin Heinrich: “This authority provided FERC new tools to combat the type of market manipulation that produced the devastating power…”

On the recordMay 19, 2014
This authority provided FERC new tools to combat the type of market manipulation that produced the devastating power crisis in the West.
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Martin Heinrich
Democratic · New Mexico

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Heinrich discusses the importance of regulatory authority in preventing market manipulation.

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