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Frank Lautenberg: The purpose of the Waxman-Markey bill is to get us off foreign oil so that we are energy independent, to create millions…

On the recordJuly 13, 2009
The purpose of the Waxman-Markey bill is to get us off foreign oil so that we are energy independent, to create millions of jobs as we move toward other technologies, and to protect our children from harmful pollution.
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Frank Lautenberg
Democratic · New Jersey

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Lautenberg outlines the goals of the Waxman-Markey bill.

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