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Mike Crapo: “Whether it's new energy taxes from cap-and-trade legislation or more unfunded environmental mandates, it's clear that…”

On the recordNovember 8, 2009
Whether it's new energy taxes from cap-and-trade legislation or more unfunded environmental mandates, it's clear that this bill is yet one more raw deal for rural America.
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Mike Crapo
Republican · Idaho

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Crapo criticizes the bill for negatively impacting rural America.

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