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On the recordDecember 4, 2019
So we just have to make sure at the back end, once there is the revenue, that the equation focuses on carbon cost equity for the communities that need them the most because they suffer the ailments the most.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Emphasizes the need for equitable distribution of carbon pricing revenues to affected communities.

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