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John Barrasso: “The question that I hear from people around Wyoming is, why should they pay for transmission lines across their property…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2009
The question that I hear from people around Wyoming is, why should they pay for transmission lines across their property if the energy is just being shipped to a population center elsewhere?
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

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Barrasso raises concerns about cost allocation for energy transmission in Wyoming.

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