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Jeff Merkley: “So if it's the Holy Grail why are we going from $41 million to $8 million with that $8 million not even clearly…”

On the recordApril 10, 2018
So if it's the Holy Grail why are we going from $41 million to $8 million with that $8 million not even clearly dedicated to research?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley questions the budget cuts for battery storage despite its importance.

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