TITLE

GOP dissects Clinton utility bill

AUTHOR(S)

Foster, Andrea

PUB. DATE

July 1998

SOURCE

Chemical Week;7/15/1998, Vol. 160 Issue 26, p16

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Focuses on the move of the United States Congress for taking another look at the deregulation plan for the electric utility industry. Sales that should be generated by companies according to the bill; Move taken by the Republicans on the House of Commerce Committee for consumers; Concerns raised by the Chemical Manufacturers Association (CMA) on the bill.

ACCESSION #

968877

Tags: ELECTRIC utilities;  LEGISLATIVE bills;  DEREGULATION

 

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