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On the recordJune 3, 2013
Recently, Representatives McKinley and Welch, both members of this subcommittee, introduced the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act, H.R. 1616.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch discussed a bipartisan bill aimed at improving energy efficiency.

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