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Lamar Smith: Driving the American economy over a cliff is not going to kick-start energy innovation.

On the recordJune 23, 2015
Driving the American economy over a cliff is not going to kick-start energy innovation.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas

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Lamar Smith argues that overregulation will hinder energy innovation.

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