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Jim Inhofe: President Obama wants electricity rates to skyrocket as he told the San Francisco Chronicle recently, 'If somebody wants…

On the recordOctober 12, 2011
President Obama wants electricity rates to skyrocket as he told the San Francisco Chronicle recently, 'If somebody wants to build a coal-fired plant, they can, it is just that it will bankrupt them.'
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Jim Inhofe
Republican · Oklahoma

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Inhofe claims Obama admits coal plants will lead to bankruptcy.

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