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On the recordJune 2, 2011
It is going to shut down 25 percent of Texas' electricity generation capacity. That is not significant? Do you consider it significant?
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Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

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Barton questions the significance of EPA's decision affecting Texas electricity generation.

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