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Jim Inhofe: if we were to do the cap and trade as has been described in several pieces of legislation, the cost to the American…

On the recordJuly 31, 2012
if we were to do the cap and trade as has been described in several pieces of legislation, the cost to the American people would be between $300 billion and $400 billion a year, which is 10 times greater than the tax increase of 1993.
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

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Inhofe argues that cap and trade legislation would significantly increase costs for Americans.

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