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On the recordJuly 17, 2012
If this was so good, Mr. Kats, why do you need the taxpayer dollars? You talk about a 96 percent success rate. Why do you need taxpayer money put at risk?
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Jordan questions the reliance on taxpayer funding for clean energy initiatives.

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