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David Vitter: “President Obama has a cap and trade agenda that is specifically designed to raise the prices of energy by forcing coal…”

On the recordJune 14, 2011
President Obama has a cap and trade agenda that is specifically designed to raise the prices of energy by forcing coal and oil out of the market.
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David Vitter
Republican · Louisiana

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Vitter criticizes Obama's energy policies as harmful to coal and oil industries.

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