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Mike Simpson: “I am very concerned about the potential impact in terms of lost jobs and stifled economic growth if cap-and-trade…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
I am very concerned about the potential impact in terms of lost jobs and stifled economic growth if cap-and-trade legislation and other costly regulatory actions upon the coal industry and the rest of our national economy.
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Mike Simpson
Republican · Idaho

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Simpson expresses concern over job losses due to cap-and-trade legislation affecting the coal industry.

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