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Barack Obama: “Electricity prices would necessarily skyrocket.”

On the recordAugust 5, 2009
Electricity prices would necessarily skyrocket.
Said by
Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama's cap-and-trade plan will significantly increase electricity costs.

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