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On the recordOctober 2, 2001
Having said that, if we have not learned any other lesson from the events of 3 weeks ago, I hope we have learned that this country needs an energy policy. ... Today it is almost 60 percent, and we still have no energy policy. My hope is that by the time we adjourn from this first session later this year, we will have taken up the legislation we are working on in the Energy Committee on which I serve and be in a position to go to conference with the House on a very important matter.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware
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Discussing the need for a national energy policy in light of recent events.

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