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Tom Carper: “I believe that they have crafted the legislation so that the lowest 20 percent income families would basically get a…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2009
I believe that they have crafted the legislation so that the lowest 20 percent income families would basically get a pass in terms of any increase in their energy costs because of this legislation.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper discusses protections for low-income families in the proposed legislation.

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