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On the recordJune 2, 2009
I think a lot of us would question the efficacy or logic of it being passed through to the consumers, because it counts against the whole notion of the program.
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Pat Ryan
Democratic · New York

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Ryan questions the logic of passing costs to consumers under the emission program.

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