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Gary Palmer: “The National Black Chamber of Commerce is opposed to the Clean Power Plan, and they've pointed out that if this goes…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 2015
The National Black Chamber of Commerce is opposed to the Clean Power Plan, and they've pointed out that if this goes into effect, that poverty rates among black families will go up 23 percent, among Hispanic families it'll go up 26 percent.
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Gary Palmer
Republican · Alabama

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Palmer discusses the negative economic impact of the Clean Power Plan on low-income families.

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