The American Petroleum Institute has applauded the Senate黑料社檚 action to go to conference on S. 2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act.
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API thanked the bipartisan leadership in the Senate for moving this bill forward and looks forward to the next steps in the legislative process.
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