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On the recordJuly 13, 2009
If we do not curb emissions from transportation, we will either fail to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the level scientists say are necessary, or we will have to ask other sectors to make up the difference.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper warns about the consequences of not addressing transportation emissions.

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