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President Obama Energy Town Hall in Pennsylvania

Washington, DC
Wednesday, April 6, 2011

President Obama today traveled to Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania where he held a town hall discussion on U.S. energy policy with workers of the Gamesa Technology Corporation. In his State of the Union address in January, President Obama called for a new Clean Energy Standard for America-that by 2035, 80 percent of our electricity needs to come from a wide range of clean energy sources.

Updated: Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at 3:49pm (ET)

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