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On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
It is simply nonsense to believe that it's economically possible without taxpayer assistance to build major transmission lines that only support intermittent renewable energy sources.
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Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Republican · Washington

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Criticism of reliance on taxpayer funds for renewable energy projects.

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