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Fred Upton: “It has been nearly 5 years since a Democratically controlled Congress last rejected cap-and-trade legislation.”

On the recordOctober 6, 2015
It has been nearly 5 years since a Democratically controlled Congress last rejected cap-and-trade legislation.
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Fred Upton
Republican · Michigan

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Upton reflects on the rejection of cap-and-trade legislation and its implications.

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