Peter Welch: “We have never had more production of power in our history.”

“Not because it's good for me or you or any other member of the Senate, but it's good for America, rely on that system of checks and balances. So the question is, is it an emergency? And as my colleagues We have never had more production of power in our history. We're exporting power. The power situation is not an emergency. There's power abundance. Now, second thing, as many of my colleagues say, there are real consequences.” (01:57–02:06)

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