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Jeff Duncan

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Jeff Duncan is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district since January 5, 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Duncan has focused on issues such as energy independence, fiscal responsibility, and Second Amendment rights during his tenure in Congress. He has been an advocate for conservative policies and has worked on various legislative initiatives that align with his party's platform.

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Jun 25, 2018

Improving lives of so many people around the world through American resources that we take for granted.

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Jun 25, 2018

Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country.

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Jun 21, 2018

The market will dictate what is purchased. And if we as an American government want to see more of these products on the market, they need to be cost competitive, cost effective, right?

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Jun 21, 2018

It seems counterproductive, especially since RFS was set to mitigate the dependence on foreign sources.

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Jun 21, 2018

We need to set demands and mandates that the market can actually meet.

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May 21, 2018

Well, thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for calling this important hearing.

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May 21, 2018

I had served the year before. I had written a weekly column. I was the token conservative columnist for the UT Daily Beacon.

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May 17, 2018

It is time for this nation to follow the law, which is Yucca Mountain. Open Yucca Mountain up and let's get this waste out of South Carolina and out of Hanford and out of Idaho and out of Oak Ridge.

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May 17, 2018

For States that have a Department of Energy cleanup site, the disposal of radioactive waste is a top priority.

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May 15, 2018

In my opinion, the NSR program in its current form seems like a counterproductive policy that disincentivizes companies from pursuing projects that would increase efficiency and mitigate environmental pollution.

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May 15, 2018

They expect our government to be more efficient and I think that's what the purpose of Mr. Griffith's efforts are--to make government and at least the EPA and its permitting process a little more efficient.

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May 7, 2018

Despite all the incentives to purchase EVs, they still only represent only 1 percent of all vehicles purchased last year.

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May 7, 2018

I actually like electric vehicles. I like the thought process of it.

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Apr 26, 2018

If you are a fraud, we will find out, and the authorities will knock on your door.

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Apr 26, 2018

What kind of scam business thinks this works? I wouldn't in a million years get their extended warranty, health insurance, et cetera.

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Apr 25, 2018

I am no longer chairman of that subcommittee but this is an issue that I have followed for a long time, the situation in Venezuela but also Russia's involvement in energy, in guaranteeing loans and assets that are American assets.

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Apr 25, 2018

This flawed regulation sought to expand Federal control over 60 percent of our country's streams, millions of acres of wetlands that were previously non-jurisdictional.

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Apr 25, 2018

These regulations are emblematic of the aggressive and unconstitutional overreach by the Federal Government under the Obama administration.

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Apr 17, 2018

These grants should be spread out. They just shouldn't be given to a small, tiny group of favored individuals.

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Apr 17, 2018

I do think it is a significant amount of money. I think, in a deployed environment, it is more difficult than here in the United States, but that doesn't mean that we should not provide oversight and internal controls and ensure that the…

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Apr 16, 2018

I am one member of Congress that hopes we will look at grid hardening as part of the infrastructure package that we do.

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Apr 16, 2018

I hope that you guys are looking at that as well.

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Apr 11, 2018

We have to have some sort of legal orderly system of immigration that has to be enforced.

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Apr 11, 2018

It's not being mean or cruel or harsh to say that we have to have some of these immigration laws and they have to be enforced.

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Apr 10, 2018

I appreciate the platform. I appreciate the work you do, and we stand willing and able to help you here in Congress.

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