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Jim Inhofe: “We still have to run this machine called America. Right now, maybe the percentage is a little high, but about half the…”

On the recordApril 1, 2009
We still have to run this machine called America. Right now, maybe the percentage is a little high, but about half the generation does come from coal.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

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Inhofe highlights the reliance on coal for energy generation in America.

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