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Joe Manchin: “Can you tell me why there has not been any movement on this? Why the private sector hasn't stepped to the plate?”

On the recordMay 12, 2014
Can you tell me why there has not been any movement on this? Why the private sector hasn't stepped to the plate?
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Manchin questions the lack of private sector investment in clean technology since 2009.

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