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On the recordJuly 15, 2009
When we send a long-term steady signal to the marketplace that we are going to put a price on carbon and favor the innovative energy that does not rely on it, we unleash enormous, you will unleash enormous market forces.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

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Udall emphasizes the importance of signaling to the market for clean energy investment.

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