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On the recordMarch 31, 2009
We have to be very careful on what we call a low-carbon fuel standard, what it really means, and what impact it is going to have on infrastructure and on the ability of Americans to get from point A to point B and for this economy to grow again.
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Thomas Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Emphasizing caution regarding the implementation of the low-carbon fuel standard.

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