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Sheldon Whitehouse: “My preferred policy is a border adjusted carbon tax that creates incentives to account for the costs for energy use.”

On the recordMay 3, 2023
My preferred policy is a border adjusted carbon tax that creates incentives to account for the costs for energy use.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse advocates for a carbon tax to address external costs of energy use.

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