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Jeff Merkley: “What I do not want is an energy policy that drives up the cost of energy in the United States of America.”

On the recordJuly 15, 2009
What I do not want is an energy policy that drives up the cost of energy in the United States of America.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley emphasizes the importance of affordable energy in policy decisions.

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