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On the recordJuly 29, 2009
Some of my friends like to talk about putting a tax on carbon. I do not think there are a lot of people who are going to vote for that.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Senator Carper expresses skepticism about support for a carbon tax.

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