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Jack Reed: “I think that articulates a great potential that we see with the Marcellus shale formation in particular. Its location in…”

On the recordApril 7, 2011
I think that articulates a great potential that we see with the Marcellus shale formation in particular. Its location in the northeast area of our great Nation opens it up to development to that densely populated area around New York City, up and down the northeast coast, the manufacturing hub of yesteryear that is there. The opportunity that this energy supply that has this infrastructure in existence and also the potential to invest in that infrastructure to deliver this energy supply to a vast number of people and to a vast number of small businesses is going to put people back to work. I think that further articulates the game-changing nature of this find in northeast America. I yield back.
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Jack Reed
Democratic · Rhode Island
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Apr 7, 2011

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