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Article: November elections: will energy policy be affected? On the eve of the elections, Capitol Hill is highly politically charged due to increasing predictions of a change in party control of one or both Houses of Congress. Going forward, what could such a shift in control mean for public power?(Washington D.C. Report)
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- Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association)
- Article date:
- October 1, 2006
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Activity abounded this year in Congress on energy matters, as members attempted to demonstrate to constituents that they shared their pain over high gasoline and natural gas prices and, during the unusually hot summer, rising electricity prices. But by the time Congress adjourned at the end of September to head home and campaign for the November elections, very little of substance had actually been accomplished.
On the eve of the elections, Capitol Hill is highly politically charged due to increasing predictions of a change in party control of one or both Houses of Congress. Going forward, what could such a shift in control mean for public power?
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