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On the recordJanuary 7, 2009
I am a huge believer that incentives work better than penalties, although recognizing that sometimes penalties need to be in place because there are bad actors.
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Mike Enzi
Republican · Wyoming

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Enzi advocates for incentives over penalties in energy research.

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