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      <excerpt>...senators may be reached at 202-224-3121 The mailing address for all senators is  U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510 Maryland&#8212;Ben Cardin (D) 	Barbara A. Mikulski (D) West Virginia&#8212;Robert C. Byrd (D)	John D. Rockefeller (D) Pennsylvania&#8212;Bob Casey (</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...that the bill would change significantly as it made its way to the floor, making any immediate EPA analysis obsolete. And Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) suggested GOP lawmakers search the Internet if they needed to learn more about the current climate bill.  &quot;</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...of what this means for their states and constituents. KWAME HOLMAN: But Democrats seized on the Republicans' absence. SEN. BEN CARDIN. D-Md.: And I'm disappointed because I think that, if my Republican colleagues were here, offering their amendments, we</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...climate change &#8212; one she said she hoped could be forged at an international conference next month in Copenhagen.&#8221; Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland said&#160; the choice for lawmakers is simple. &#8220;Some critics of this legisaliton want to ignore al</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...senators may be reached at 202-224-3121 The mailing address for all senators is  U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20510 Maryland&#8212;Ben Cardin (D) 	Barbara A. Mikulski (D) West Virginia&#8212;Robert C. Byrd (D)	John D. Rockefeller (D) Pennsylvania&#8212;Bob Casey (</excerpt>
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