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On the recordJune 13, 2016
What we ought to be doing is substituting a very different approach, a tech-neutral approach that cuts the costs of these energy subsidies in half.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden advocates for a new, more efficient energy subsidy approach.

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