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Lamar Smith: we will certainly lose competitiveness, we will lose jobs, we will slow our growth. The Clean Power Plan is certainly…

On the recordApril 14, 2015
we will certainly lose competitiveness, we will lose jobs, we will slow our growth. The Clean Power Plan is certainly not going to be helpful to the environment.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas

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Smith argues that the Clean Power Plan will harm the economy and job market.

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