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Paul Tonko: Why we continue to use public funds to pursue this energy source is truly a subject for research, I believe.

On the recordMay 9, 2012
Why we continue to use public funds to pursue this energy source is truly a subject for research, I believe.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko questions the use of public funds for oil shale research.

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