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On the recordSeptember 17, 2013
Reclaiming my time for a moment--and I note Senator Angus King is patiently sitting over there waiting to speak--I said earlier the cleanest, most affordable form of energy is the energy we never use. The cleanest, most affordable form of energy is the energy we never use. Whoever said that first was a wise man or woman. That is the case here, and so I thank Senator Shaheen for leading us toward that goal.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware
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Sep 17, 2013

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