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On the recordApril 15, 2015
The only thing I would ask you is this, sir. The aging of traditional electric base loads, the aging of these plants of coal and nuclear since they have been demonized and beaten the living crap out of.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin expresses concern over the aging coal and nuclear plants and their reliability.

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