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Joe Manchin: It's not going to go because of the return on investment. Basically, if the market's not there and the price is so high…

On the recordMay 2, 2011
It's not going to go because of the return on investment. Basically, if the market's not there and the price is so high, we're going to keep plowing money in for something that's never going to be competitive.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin emphasizes the issue of investment returns in energy technologies.

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