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On the recordJuly 15, 2009
We actually have not had anyone that we know challenge the fact that in the Waxman-Markey bill, the poorest households actually come away with a surplus of $40 because of the rebates in the bill.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Boxer defends the Waxman-Markey bill's benefits for low-income households.

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