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Rob Portman: It is tougher to get investment here because investors are looking around the globe, and they look at America and they…

On the recordJune 10, 2014
It is tougher to get investment here because investors are looking around the globe, and they look at America and they say, gosh, it is going to take 4 or 5 years to get this energy project up and going.
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Rob Portman
Republican · Ohio

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Portman highlights challenges in U.S. investment due to lengthy permitting processes.

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