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Henry Waxman: “Well, these dire predictions never happened. Today House Republicans claim that the Clean Power Plan will cause a surge…”

On the recordJune 18, 2014
Well, these dire predictions never happened. Today House Republicans claim that the Clean Power Plan will cause a surge in electricity bills and effectively end coal use in America. This is just the same old scare tactic.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California

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Waxman dismisses Republican claims about the Clean Power Plan as unfounded fears.

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