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Lamar Alexander: “We are subsidizing windmills for the 23rd year at $4 billion.”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
We are subsidizing windmills for the 23rd year at $4 billion.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Senator Alexander critiques long-term subsidies for wind energy.

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