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Sheldon Whitehouse: “I think that as we address this issue, and we address it from an equity point of view, it is going to be important…”

On the recordApril 13, 2021
I think that as we address this issue, and we address it from an equity point of view, it is going to be important, looking at whatever kind of a highway funding program we put in to make sure that this is not being used as a mechanism to suppress the development of electric vehicles.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse emphasizes the need for fair treatment of electric vehicles in funding programs.

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