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On the recordMay 18, 2009
The last time we considered this kind of legislation, the impact on our State would have been a 50 percent cost in electricity, 60 percent in gas and 41 percent in gasoline.
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George Voinovich
Republican · Ohio

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Voinovich discusses potential cost impacts of previous legislation on Ohio.

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