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Kevin Brady: “They are fearful about and have been about the health care mandates, about cap and trade, which would destroy 200,000…”

On the recordApril 28, 2010
They are fearful about and have been about the health care mandates, about cap and trade, which would destroy 200,000 jobs in our region, 30 to $40 billion in new energy taxes that would discourage exploration production here in the United States and would cost our independent producers 300,000 jobs.
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Kevin Brady
Republican · Texas

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Brady highlights concerns over health care mandates and cap and trade impacting jobs.

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