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What are 'expensive subsidies'?

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum mentioned that the American public deserves an energy framework based on practicality, rather than 'expensive subsidies'. Subsidies are financial aid or support extended by a government to an economic sector, often to promote certain activities like renewable energy. The statement implies a belief that the cost of supporting wind projects outweighs their benefits.

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