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Joe Biden: “In 2008, then Senator Obama stated in a press interview that under his preferred policy of cap-and-trade, anyone who…”

On the recordJuly 30, 2012
In 2008, then Senator Obama stated in a press interview that under his preferred policy of cap-and-trade, anyone who wanted to build a new coal-fired power plant would go bankrupt in the process.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Mackall cites Obama's cap-and-trade policy as harmful to coal industry investments.

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