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Sheldon Whitehouse: “There is sort of a laggard's benefit. As a matter of public policy, and as a matter of simple justice, and as a matter…”

On the recordJuly 6, 2009
There is sort of a laggard's benefit. As a matter of public policy, and as a matter of simple justice, and as a matter of constituent service, I am interested in what thoughts you may have on what ways the bill could provide some value to folks who were early adopters of getting off of coal.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Concerned about inequities in benefits for early adopters of clean energy.

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