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On the recordJune 22, 2015
Wouldn't it be advisable as a matter of public policy before implementation of the most expensive rule ever imposed on the electric utility sector, $9.5 billion a year, to know up front whether the rule is legal?
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia

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Capito questions the legality of a costly rule before its implementation.

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