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On the recordFebruary 22, 2010
if we really want to unleash an economic tsunami of jobs and economic opportunity, new jobs and employment in this country, what we need to do is put a price on carbon.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper emphasizes the need to price carbon for economic growth.

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