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On the recordMarch 21, 2012
I do not believe we are creating a lot of pollution out of Rhode Island that the rest of the country has to worry about.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Whitehouse defends Rhode Island's pollution levels in response to budget cuts affecting the state.

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