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Tom Carper: “I want to lower expectations. It is actually $20 billion over 10 years, but if you can do the $20 billion a year, we…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2011
I want to lower expectations. It is actually $20 billion over 10 years, but if you can do the $20 billion a year, we will take it.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper clarifies the savings timeline from 10 years to an annual expectation.

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