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On the recordMay 12, 2015
It seems ridiculous to me that we're so interconnected with each other that, when a crew cuts a tree limb in Cleveland, Ohio, and it cuts off the power to the entire Northeast and part of Canada for several hours, I mean, it seems like, to me, that that's just ridiculous that we would allow that to happen.
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Jeff Duncan
Republican · South Carolina

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Duncan criticizes the vulnerability of the power grid due to excessive interconnectivity.

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