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Press Mention Chattanooga Times Free Press December 11, 2001

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TVA Congress relations

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TVA's new leadership under Chairman Glenn McCullough commits to improving the agency's congressional relations and government outreach. Stephen Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, comments on TVA's past struggles with Congress under previous chairman Craven Crowell, noting that leadership problems stemmed from poor judgment and arrogance. TVA plans to hire a new Washington-based director for its government relations office to strengthen ties with lawmakers.

Crowell dug in further and further, became more and more arrogant

Stephen A. Smith

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