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On the recordMarch 17, 2010
Our role--what can we do to foster that sort of development? My question is what can we do at the Federal level to help encourage and nurture and foster those kinds of activities?
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Senator Carper emphasizes the federal role in fostering development.

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