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Joe Barton: “The recent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Friday was unanimous, three Republicans, two Democrats; the old…”

On the recordJune 20, 2001
The recent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Friday was unanimous, three Republicans, two Democrats; the old commissioners, the new commissioners. It is a price mitigation strategy that lets the market work, but it does not let any particular supplier manipulate the market. The partial version of this that was put in back in April has been working. This version, which goes 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, will help California and the West Coast this summer.
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas
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Discussing a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission decision on price mitigation strategies.

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