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Roy Blunt: If my utility bill doubles, that's a bad thing. If my retired mother's utility bill doubles, that's a worse thing. But…

On the recordMarch 15, 2011
If my utility bill doubles, that's a bad thing. If my retired mother's utility bill doubles, that's a worse thing. But, if the utility bill at work doubles and my job goes away, the other two bills don't matter much anyway, because I can't pay mine and I can't help my mother pay hers.
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Roy Blunt
Republican · Missouri

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Blunt shares a story highlighting the impact of rising utility bills on jobs.

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