She consequently argues that any successor entity that looks remotely like them, such as the mortgage utility proposed by the Bipartisan Policy Center, will inevitably leave taxpayers on the hook.

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Roll call votes were selected on the basis of their utility in revealing substantive differences on significant security policy issues.

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It could facilitate investments in electric grid improvements that enable long-distance transmission of renewable energy, as well as provide consistent long-term policy on grid upgrades and electric vehicle charging that makes utility investments predictably worthwhile.

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Proponents simply have asserted that policy should be based on LCA, apparently assuming that its utility as a technology assessment tool implies its value as a regulatory tool.

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John Kay, an independent economist, points out that privatisation did not get rid of the public-policy issues, such as the need to ensure supply, that led utility industries to be nationalised in the first instance.

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This will be a working summit, a setting where we can shine a spotlight on community colleges, highlight their utility to families and communities across the nation, nurture more collaboration, and generate additional policy ideas and goals for student success.

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