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Howard Griffith: “I personally think we have given too much power to FERC as a Congress, and we need to take some of that back anyway.”

On the recordSeptember 26, 2018
I personally think we have given too much power to FERC as a Congress, and we need to take some of that back anyway.
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Howard Griffith
Republican · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Griffith expresses concern over FERC's power and suggests Congress should reclaim some authority.

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