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ENERGY PRICING
HEARING
BEFORE THE
 
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION UNITED STATES SENATE
ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION SEPTEMBER 21, 2005 Printed for the use of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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SENATE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION
ONE HUNDRED NINTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION TED STEVENS, Alaska,
Chairman
JOHN M
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CAIN, Arizona CONRAD BURNS, Montana TRENT LOTT, Mississippi KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas OLYMPIA J. SNOWE, Maine GORDON H. SMITH, Oregon JOHN ENSIGN, Nevada GEORGE ALLEN, Virginia JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire JIM D
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MINT, South Carolina DAVID VITTER, Louisiana DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii,
Co-Chairman
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER IV, West Virginia JOHN F. KERRY, Massachusetts BYRON L. DORGAN, North Dakota BARBARA BOXER, California BILL NELSON, Florida MARIA CANTWELL, Washington FRANK R. LAUTENBERG, New Jersey E. BENJAMIN NELSON, Nebraska MARK PRYOR, Arkansas L
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UTHERLAND
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 Republican Staff Director
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HRISTINE
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 Republican Deputy Staff Director
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USSELL
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 Republican Chief Counsel
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 ARGARET
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 Democratic Staff Director and Chief Counsel
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 AMUEL
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 Democratic Deputy Staff Director and General Counsel
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 Democratic Policy Director
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Hearing held on September 21, 2005 .....................................................................1 Statement of Senator Allen .....................................................................................10 Statement of Senator Boxer ....................................................................................8 Prepared statement ..........................................................................................9 Statement of Senator Burns ...................................................................................5 Statement of Senator Cantwell ..............................................................................4 Statement of Senator Inouye ..................................................................................2 Prepared statement ..........................................................................................2 Statement of Senator Lautenberg ..........................................................................7 Statement of Senator E. Benjamin Nelson ............................................................3 Statement of Senator Pryor ....................................................................................6 Prepared statement ..........................................................................................7 Statement of Senator Rockefeller ...........................................................................12 Statement of Senator Smith ...................................................................................11 Statement of Senator Snowe ...................................................................................57 Statement of Senator Stevens ................................................................................1 W
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 Bustnes, Odd-Even, Consultant, Energy and Resources Services, Rocky Moun-tain Institute ........................................................................................................24 Prepared statement and attachments ............................................................26 Seesel, John H., Associate General Counsel for Energy, Federal Trade Com-mission ..................................................................................................................62 Prepared statement ..........................................................................................64 Wells, Jim, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Government  Accountability Office ............................................................................................76 Prepared statement ..........................................................................................79 West, J. Robinson, Chairman, PFC Energy ..........................................................12 Prepared statement ..........................................................................................15
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