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David Vitter: “Cap-and-trade is potentially a new stealth tax in the order of magnitude of more than $1,700 per American household…”

On the recordOctober 26, 2009
Cap-and-trade is potentially a new stealth tax in the order of magnitude of more than $1,700 per American household annually.
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David Vitter
Republican · Louisiana

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Vitter warns about the hidden costs of cap-and-trade on households.

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