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Steve Scalise: “The pain will fall disproportionately on the poor, who are least able to handle higher electric bills.”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
The pain will fall disproportionately on the poor, who are least able to handle higher electric bills.
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Steve Scalise
Republican · Louisiana

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Scalise warns that energy costs will negatively affect low-income individuals.

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