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Welcome To The Carrots and Sticks Project

The Carrots and Sticks Project is a grassroots DC-based action tank committed to rebuilding America's physical, economic and democratic infrastructure. As an action tank, we enable policy professionals and political activists to work together toward equitable and sustainable prosperity.

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The language of the Kerry-Graham-Lieberman energy and climate bill is scheduled to be released very soon. On Monday April 5th, Transportation for America delivered an open letter to the bill’s three chief architects, urging that transportation projects be funded at least at the levels contained in the now-defunct Kerry-Boxer CEJAPA bill. We have enthusiastically signed on and likewise urge the Senate to include robust levels of direct funding for clean transportation as this legislation moves forward...

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Here’s the letter:

If you’d like to supplement that point of view with your own, call these three key Senators, and tell them clean transportation deserves its fair share:

John Kerry: 202-224-2742
Lindsey Graham: 202-224-5972
Joe Lieberman: 202-224-4041

And for good measure….

Harry Reid: (202) 224-3542