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Sheldon Whitehouse: “By putting a price on it, you allow the market to adapt to the real cost of their product.”

On the recordOctober 27, 2009
By putting a price on it, you allow the market to adapt to the real cost of their product.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse advocates for pricing pollution to reflect its true costs.

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