Clean Air Act Oversight Issues: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety and the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, First Session, March 21, 2001, April 5, 2001, April 27, 2001--Salem, NH, May 2, 2001, August 1, 2001U.S. Government Printing Office, 2002 - 558 pages |
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... ment . [ The prepared statement of Senator Voinovich follows : ] OPENING STATEMENT OF HON . GEORGE V. VOINOVICH , U.S. SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF OHIO Today's hearing is on the interaction of our environmental regulations and the na ...
... ment . [ The prepared statement of Senator Voinovich follows : ] OPENING STATEMENT OF HON . GEORGE V. VOINOVICH , U.S. SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF OHIO Today's hearing is on the interaction of our environmental regulations and the na ...
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... , if you will , the economy of it is so overpowering that it's just going to be , and the question is who is going to do it first . In fact , the Japanese are in- vesting extraordinary amount of money from within their govern- ment 9.
... , if you will , the economy of it is so overpowering that it's just going to be , and the question is who is going to do it first . In fact , the Japanese are in- vesting extraordinary amount of money from within their govern- ment 9.
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... ment and their companies in fuel cell technology . We're beginning to do that ourselves , although I think one result of hearings such as this might be to create a much bolder , more aggressive - I hesitate to use the metaphor . It is ...
... ment and their companies in fuel cell technology . We're beginning to do that ourselves , although I think one result of hearings such as this might be to create a much bolder , more aggressive - I hesitate to use the metaphor . It is ...
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... ment of Energy , I was something called Deputy Under Secretary for Policy , which meant I got the things to do that nobody else real- ly wanted to do . One of those things - and it made an effect on me for my life , I will tell you ...
... ment of Energy , I was something called Deputy Under Secretary for Policy , which meant I got the things to do that nobody else real- ly wanted to do . One of those things - and it made an effect on me for my life , I will tell you ...
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... ment , it unquestionably has been a factor . Perhaps we can discuss later the extent to which it has been a factor . I think that is debat- able , but it clearly has been an issue in terms of the ability to build new coal plants ...
... ment , it unquestionably has been a factor . Perhaps we can discuss later the extent to which it has been a factor . I think that is debat- able , but it clearly has been an issue in terms of the ability to build new coal plants ...
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