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On the recordMay 8, 2018
I think it would get their attention. I am not saying necessarily that is directly the right thing to do, but the fact that we have set up a system where we continue to give them far lower tariffs in our market than vice versa says something is wrong.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley highlights the imbalance in tariff rates and suggests it needs to be addressed.

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